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What does overstressing mean?

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Verb
  1. present participle of overstress
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Even at these temperatures, failures might be initiated by overstressing the tires.
Use bulkhead fittings to prevent any overstressing of the hoses and connections between the tractor and trailer.
The ends of any sloped or horizontal offset must be anchored to prevent overstressing elbows and to assure proper operation of expansion joints.
But without overstressing the point, Mr. Eyre and company make a case for romantic farce as the flip side of romantic tragedy.
It facilitates fastening the length gauge securely without overstressing the clamping shank.
The yielding allowed the angular displacement of the secondary shaft assembly, overstressing the gearbox cover where it supports the bearing.

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