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English-Thai Dictionary

overstrain

VI เคร่งเครียด เกินไป  krang-kiad-mak-koen-pai

 

overstrain

VT ทำให้ เคร่งเครียด เกินไป  tam-hai-krang-kiad-koen-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERSTRAIN

v.i.To strain to excess; to make too violent efforts.

 

OVERSTRAIN

v.t.To stretch too far.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERSTRAIN

O `ver *strain ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Overstrained; p. pr. & vb. n.Overstraining.]

 

Defn: To strain one's self to excess. Dryden.

 

OVERSTRAIN

OVERSTRAIN O `ver *strain ", v. t.

 

Defn: To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves. Ayliffe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overstrain

o ver strain |ˌōvərˈstrān ˌoʊvərˈstreɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, or abilities: there was a risk he might overstrain his heart. ▶noun the action or result of subjecting someone or something to such a demand.

 

Oxford Dictionary

overstrain

over |strain |əʊvəˈstreɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, or abilities: there was a risk he might overstrain his heart. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or result of overstraining: overstrain had brought on tuberculosis.