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over straining
verb as in tire
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verb as in tire
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Example Sentences
Imprisoned water can then escape without over-straining the machines.
It was hardly worth the trouble of over-straining this poor horse, who looks as wet as if he had come out of the river.
An over-straining of his fine mentality, as it were, leading to much that was erratic and unlike his former self.
There is a possibility of our over-straining the highest principles, by continually appealing to them on very trifling occasions.
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On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to over-straining, such as: annoy, bore, depress, disgust, dishearten, and dispirit.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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