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overstretch

Rhymes with -ɛtʃ

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

verb overstretches · overstretching · overstretched

  1. To stretch too far. The idle triumphes, maskes, lasciuious showes And prodigall gifts bestowed on Gaueston, Haue drawne thy treasure drie, and made thee weake, The murmuring commons ouerstretched hath.
  2. To stretch over something.

noun overstretches

  1. The act of stretching something too far or beyond available resources.

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"overstretch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overstretch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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overstretch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overstretch

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"overstretch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overstretch.

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@misc{overstretch_2026,
  title = {overstretch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overstretch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}