overstretch
The act of stretching something too far or beyond available resourcesThe act of stretching something too far or beyond available resources.
» Tom overstretches himself. He seldom rests from work.
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1 sensesThe act of stretching something too far or beyond available resources.
Examples
1 sentencesTom overstretches himself. He seldom rests from work.
Origin
From Middle English overstrecchen, corresponding to over- + stretch. Compare Dutch overstrFrom Middle English overstrecchen, corresponding to over- + stretch. Compare Dutch overstrekken (“to overstretch”), German überstrecken (“to overstretch”).
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Forms
plural: overstretches| Singular | overstretch |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.