'overstrain' definitions:
Definition of 'overstrain'
From: WordNet
noun
Too much strain
verb
Strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" [syn: overstrain, overextend]
Synonyms of 'overstrain'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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