overstretch
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overstretch — UK US /ˌəʊvəˈstretʃ/ verb [I or T] ► to make someone or something do more than they can or should do: »Analysts worry that the company s rapid growth is overstretching its resources. overstretch yourself »Ambition has caused some medium sized… … Financial and business terms
overstretch — index overdraw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overstretch — ► VERB 1) stretch too much. 2) be too demanding of … English terms dictionary
overstretch — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
overstretch — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)stre̱tʃ[/t]] overstretches, overstretching, overstretched V ERG If you overstretch something or someone, you force them to do something they are not really capable of, and they may be harmed as a result. [V n] Dr Boutros Ghali said… … English dictionary
overstretch — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈstretʃ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈstretʃ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms overstretch : present tense I/you/we/they overstretch he/she/it overstretches present participle overstretching past tense overstretched past participle… … English dictionary
overstretch — o|ver|stretch [ˌəuvəˈstretʃ US ˌouvər ] v [T] to try to do more than you are able to, or to use more money, supplies etc than you have ▪ an overstretched social services department overstretch yourself ▪ Problems only arise when people… … Dictionary of contemporary English
overstretch — o|ver|stretch [ ,ouvər stretʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to try to do too much with the money, people, etc. available: Police resources are overstretched in their fight against crime. 2. ) to do more than you are capable of:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overstretch — /oʊvəˈstrɛtʃ/ (say ohvuh strech) verb (t) 1. to stretch excessively; overstrain: to overstretch muscles. 2. to extend over: an outcrop overstretching the creek. –phrase 3. overstretch oneself, to attempt to accomplish more than one is capable of… …
overstretch — v. /oh veuhr strech /; n. /oh veuhr strech , oh veuhr strech /, v.t. 1. to stretch excessively. 2. to stretch or extend over. n. 3. an act or instance of overstretching. [1300 50; ME overstrecchen; see OVER , STRETCH] * * * … Universalium
