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over stretch

[v. oh-ver-strech; n. oh-ver-strech, oh-ver-strech]

o·ver·stretch

[v. oh-ver-strech; n. oh-ver-strech, oh-ver-strech]
verb (used with object)
1.
to stretch excessively.
2.
to stretch or extend over.
noun
3.
an act or instance of overstretching.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English overstrecchen; see over-, stretch
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overstretch o·ver·stretch (ō'vər-strěch')
v. o·ver·stretched, o·ver·stretch·ing, o·ver·stretch·es

  1. To stretch one's body or muscles to the point of strain or injury.

  2. To stretch or extend over.

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