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OVEREXERT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they overexert ... he / she / it overexerts
Past simple: overexerted
Past participle: overexerted
-ing form: overexerting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength
Example:
don't overexert yourself when exercising!
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "overexert" is one way to...):
exert (make a great effort at a mental or physical task)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
overexertion (excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results)
