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

English

Verb

1. subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, or abilities

Translations

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