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overstrain: too much strain; strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"

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overextend collapse

breaking point collapse: the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks; (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial

sweat blood collapse

go overboard collapse

overexercise collapse

eyestrain collapse: a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem

overindulge collapse

overspend collapse: spend at a high rate; spend more than available of (a budget)

overtire collapse: tire excessively

overextension collapse

overexert collapse: exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

go too far collapse

overemphasize collapse: place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"

overemphasis collapse: too much emphasis

wear on collapse: pass slowly (of time); "The day wore on"

go to extremes collapse

know no bounds collapse

overplay collapse

sleepiness collapse: a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

wear out collapse

distension collapse

inflate collapse: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"; exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

overdraw collapse: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

overwork collapse: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"; use too much; "This play has been overworked"; work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

overdo collapse: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

burn out collapse

overact collapse: exaggerate one's acting

overreact collapse: show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

use up collapse

enervate collapse: weaken mentally or morally

tucker collapse: a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress; a sewer who tucks; United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966); United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)

wear down collapse

debilitate collapse

lassitude collapse

poop out collapse: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

overtax collapse: tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"

weariness collapse

wilt collapse: causing to become limp or drooping; any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots; become limp; "The flowers wilted"; lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

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