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Verb: overstrain  `ow-vu(r)'streyn
  1. Strain excessively
    "He overstrained himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
    - overextend
Noun: overstrain  `ow-vu(r)'streyn
  1. Too much strain

Derived forms: overstrained, overstraining, overstrains

Type of: extend, strain

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