overstretch

Meaning

Verb

1. To stretch too far.
2. To stretch over something.

Noun

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

Synonyms

pull

knock

overemphasize

overtax

Translations

estendere

شدّ

مزّق

estirar

schlagen

überspannen

χτυπώ

υπερτείνω

παρατραβάω

παρατεντώνω

battre

frapper

taper

toucher

colpire

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: overstrekken

Cognate with German: überstrecken

In summary

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