Crossword-Solution: OVERSTRAIN
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Overstrain | v. i. | To strain one's self to excess. |
| Overstrain | v. t. | To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| OVERSTRAIN | anagram | OVERTRAINS |
We have 8 clues for the answer “OVERSTRAIN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Load beyond the limit | 1 answer |
| One result of all work and no play | 1 answer |
| Risk a breakdown, in a way | 1 answer |
| strain excessively | 1 answer |
| to strain to excess | 1 answer |
| too much strain | 1 answer |
| Demand too much of | 2 answers |
| Work too hard | 7 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who
is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor
of a candidate for office.
Hint 2 anagram
OTRECEL
Hint 3 another clue
A BALLOT CAST BY A VOTER WHO VOTES FOR ALL THE CANDIDATES OF ONE PARTY
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Sentences with OVERSTRAIN (5)
The objections raised by the opponents of co-education seem to rest chiefly upon the danger of the intellectual or physical overstrain of girls during adolescence, and upon the unequal rate of development of boys and girls during the secondary school period.
Let the students, when they come to the recreation ground, indulge in any sport they please, but make them feel that it is "bad form" to overstrain, or do anything which, even temporarily, mars the perfect working of their physical organisms.
One of his conclusions is that the so-called technical exercises, gymnastics, manual training, sloyd, and the like, are not, as they are erroneously called, a relaxation from mental overstrain by change in work, but simply a new form of brain fatigue.
Let them overstrain their brains a little; let them contract their chests, and injure their digestion and their eyesight, by sitting at desks, poring over books.
They do not overstrain their minds with the study of many books, for fear lest knowledge might put the pride of Lucifer in the place of monkish simplicity.’ Those who are familiar with the literature of the time, will see that we have only brought forward what is absolutely necessary for the understanding of the subject.[1045] That the reputation attaching to the monks and the secular clergy must have shattered the faith of multitudes in all that is sacred is, of course obvious.
Quotes with OVERSTRAIN (2)
A colleague like Barnabas could comfort him (Paul) in illness and keep him from overstrain when fit.
Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or mental.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT, WSJ.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1978–2017).