English Explanatory Dictionary

overstretch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stretch too far.
  2. To stretch over something.
noun
  1. The act of stretching something too far or beyond available resources.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

overstretch overstretches overstretching overstretched

Etymology

From Middle English overstrecchen, corresponding to over- + stretch. Compare Dutch overstrekken (“to overstretch”), German überstrecken (“to overstretch”).

Derived words

overstretched

Translations

Spanish: estirar demasiadamente
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