Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun overstrain

1 sense of overstrain

Sense 1
overstrain -- (too much strain)
       => strain -- ((physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overstrain

1 sense of overstrain

Sense 1
overstrain, overextend -- (strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment")
       => strain, extend -- (use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much")