[...] the complete frame will withstand a standing and buffing load of 200 tons without overstressing.
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Overstress
Synonyms for "overstress" (90 found)
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Closest matches (18)
accentaccentuateaggrandizeamplifyballyhoobelaborbuild upburlesquecaricaturedwell onemphasizeexhaustgo overboardgo to extremes
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (45)
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More general
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12 entriescognitive overloademotional strainemphatic stressfatigue failurelexical stressmechanical overloadoveremphasisplastic overstressrupture overstresssyllable stressyield overstressyielding risk
Collocations
11 entriesdesign overstressmaterial overstressoverstress a factoroverstress a pointoverstress analysisoverstress conditionoverstress testoverstress the argumentoverstress the dataoverstress the roleyield overstress
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
“I think we better not catch him anymore right now,” said the vet. “We don’t want to overstress him.”
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Susannah, I’m afraid my husband’s been ill for some time—a heart condition. I don’t want to overstress him.
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‘And sir, what about my new schemes of things?’ ‘Try them. No harm if you do it along with regular medication, but don’t overstress her.’
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