Overstrain (Verb)
Meaning
Strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- She had to stop and rest to avoid overstraining her injured leg during the hike.
- The singer overstrained her voice after years of prolonged touring and had to undergo vocal surgery.
- By doing too many exercises at once, he overstrained his muscles and couldn't move for days.
- If she doesn't learn to pace herself, she will overstrain and have a burnout from work.
- Overstraining during intense workout sessions led to repeated injuries and forced the athlete to reconsider her training methods.