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Definition of Overexerting
1. overexert [v] - See also: overexert
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overexerting
Literary usage of Overexerting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cotton Ginners Handbook edited by W. S. Anthony, William D. Mayfield (1995)
"Table 11-1 shows that the most frequent accident type involves being struck by
or against an object, followed by straining/overexerting, being caught in or ..."
2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1881)
"But firemen were continually overexerting themselves : men who had wives and
children would kill themselves by overwork, and leave their families helpless. ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1891)
"... sounds as bring into play, without conflict, many nervous elements: exercising
all and not overexerting any. We must not overlook a concomitant effect. ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1891)
"... from music depends on such adjustments of'sounds as bring into play, without
conflict, many nervous elements : exercising all and not overexerting any. ..."
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