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ˌover-ˈtrain, v.|-ˈtreɪn| [over- 27.] trans. a. To train or cultivate the powers of (a person, etc.) too much, to injure by excessive training. b. To train (a creeping plant) too much or too high. Hence ˌover-ˈtraining vbl. n.
1872H. W. Beecher Lect. Preaching viii. 157 You may over-train a man, so that he is carried beyond his highest power. 1881Daily News 2 June 5 It was very doubtful if Iroquois could ‘stay’, and he was besides ‘overtrained’. 1883J. Y. Stratton Hops & Hop-pickers 19 Several beautiful and delicate varieties [of the hop] are easily overtrained if sixteen, or in some localities fourteen, feet are exceeded. a1904Mod. The decrease in weight suggests over-training. 1910Blackw. Mag. Jan. 135/1, I was as hard as nails..; but was over-trained, and after a time did the walking, and even the shooting, with some loss of the keenness with which I began it. 1971Nature 10 Sept. 126/2 Here rats are overtrained (by means of foot shock) to avoid entering a black box. 1976A. Grey Bulgarian Exclusive v. 35 They're over-training the Olympic squad. |