Category:Overstrain

O`ver*strain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Overstrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstraining.]

Defn: to strain one's self to excess. Dryden.

Overstrain O`ver*strain", v. t.

Defn: to stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves. Ayliffe.