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overstrains

overstrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overstrain.

Meaning of overstrain

Verb

overstrain (third-person singular simple present overstrains, present participle overstraining, simple past and past participle overstrained)

  1. (ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.
    • The very phrase of "generous forbearance" shocked her as overstrained; but she did marvel that Lord Avonleigh felt neither pained nor embarrassed in a situation where such sensations seemed inevitable.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 134

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What is overstrains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overstrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overstrain.

Words near overstrains in the dictionary

  1. overstows
  2. overstrain
  3. overstrained
  4. overstraining
  5. overstraining disease
  6. overstrains
  7. Overstrand
  8. overstrap
  9. overstraps
  10. overstrata
  11. overstratification

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