Definition of "overstraining" [overstraining]

• Present participle of overstrain. (verb)

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• "Much like The Shield, this isn't a narrative that can continue indefinitely without overstraining our credulity."
• ""We're not raising earnings by overstraining ourselves," Mr. Inamori said at a news conference."
• "Egypt's major environmental issues include: agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile, which is the only perennial water source; and, rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources."