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

Derived forms: overstrains, overstraining, overstrained

Type of: extend, strain

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