verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To train too much or too long. ambitransitive

   "Jim overtrained and found that he was exhausted by the time of the competition."

Synonyms

All synonyms

exaggerateexhaustgo overboardgo to extremesgo too farknow no bounds

Example

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"Jim overtrained and found that he was exhausted by the time of the competition."

Etymology

From over- + train.

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