overstrain

overstrain
    n 1: too much strain
    v 1: strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he
         accepted the additional assignment" [syn: {overstrain},
         {overextend}]
    

Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Overstrained};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstraining}.]
   To strain one's self to excess. --Dryden.
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Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. t.
   To stretch or strain too much; as, to overstrain one's
   nerves. --Ayliffe.
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83 Moby Thesaurus words for "overstrain":
      beat, burn out, carry too far, debilitate, do in, do up, enervate,
      exaggerate, exhaust, fag, fag out, fatigue, flag, frazzle,
      go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, harass, haul, heave,
      inflate, jade, knock out, knock up, know no bounds, overact,
      overcarry, overdevelop, overdistend, overdo, overdraw, overdrive,
      overelaborate, overemphasize, overexercise, overexert, overexpand,
      overexpend, overextend, overfatigue, overindulge, overlabor,
      overplay, overreact, overspend, overstress, overstretch, overstudy,
      overtask, overtax, overtire, overtrain, overuse, overweary,
      overwork, pass all bounds, poop, poop out, press, prostrate,
      protest too much, pull, rack, strain, strain every nerve, stress,
      stretch, sweat blood, swell, tax, tense, tire, tire out,
      tire to death, tucker, tug, use up, weaken, wear on, wear out,
      weary, wilt, wind