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overstrained

/ˌoʊvərˈstreɪnd/

Meanings
verb
To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, or abilities

Examples :

"The athlete overstrained his knee during the intense training session. "
physiology medicine body condition

Related Words

Illustration session

session noun

/ˈsɛʃən/

An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre.

"The musicians held a jam session in the park, playing improvised jazz tunes. "

Illustration resources

resources noun

/ɹɨˈzɔɹsɨz/

Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

"The students used library resources like books and computers to complete their research project. "

Illustration athlete

athlete noun

/ˈæθ.lit/ /ˈæθ.liːt/

A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

"The school's track and field team has many talented athletes. "

Illustration strength

strength noun

/stɹɛŋkθ/

The quality or degree of being strong.

"It requires great strength to lift heavy objects."

Illustration abilities

abilities noun

/əˈbɪlətiz/

Suitableness.

"Her artistic abilities made her a perfect fit for the graphic design team. "

Illustration training

training verb

/ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/

To practice an ability.

"She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics."

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

Illustration subject

subject adjective

/ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

"The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. "

Illustration knee

knee noun

/niː/ /ni/

In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

"Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell."

Illustration intense

intense adjective

/ɪnˈtɛns/

Strained; tightly drawn.

"The teacher's voice was intense as she explained the difficult math problem. "

Illustration demand

demand noun

/dɪˈmɑːnd/ /dəˈmænd/

The desire to purchase goods and services.

"Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "