overstrain (v)
overextend (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 34
def strain excessively
examples He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym strain, extend
Derivationally related form overstrain → overstrain
Incoming links
Derivationally related form overstrain → overstrain
Hyponym strain, extend

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