overextend v 1: strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" [syn: {overstrain}, {overextend}]
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "overextend": haul, heave, inflate, overdevelop, overdistend, overdraw, overexert, overexpand, overstrain, overstretch, overtax, press, pull, rack, strain, strain every nerve, stress, stretch, sweat blood, swell, tax, tense, tug