overstretch
overst·retch
verb
1.
- “I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up”
- “The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition”
Origin
From Middle English overstrecchen, corresponding to over- + stretch. Compare Dutch overstrekken (“to overstretch”), German überstrecken (“to overstretch”).
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