screme Verb, screme

1. (reflexive) to strain or exert oneself, to push (used especially in the context of the effort of defecation or occasionally of giving birth)
2. (reflexive, figuratively) to strive, do one's utmost
3. (reflexive, figuratively) to wear oneself out with effort, work oneself to death, extenuate oneself

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.111 per million words