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Definition of overtrain

overtrain

/ˌoʊvərˈtreɪn/
Adjective:overtrained
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Past Simple:overtrained
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Past Participle:overtrained
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Present Participle:overtraining
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• verb

1

To subject oneself or an athlete to excessive physical exercise or athletic preparation without adequate recovery, resulting in chronic fatigue, diminished performance, or injury.

Example

"The marathon runner was warned by her physiotherapist not to overtrain in the weeks leading up to the race."

2

To train a statistical or machine learning model excessively on a specific dataset so that it memorizes noise rather than generalizable patterns (in computer science).

Example

"If you overtrain the neural network on a small sample size, its accuracy on new test data will drop significantly."

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• Rhymes for overtrain

• Nearby Words

overtly
overtness
overtone
overtrain
overtraining
overtreat
overtreatment

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Overtrain. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/overtrain
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