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What (who) is overstretch - definition
overstretch
(overstretches, overstretching, overstretched)
If you overstretch something or someone or if they overstretch, you force them to do something they are not really capable of, and they may be harmed as a result.
Dr Boutros Ghali said the operation would overstretch resources...
Do what you know you can do well and don't overstretch yourself...
Never force your legs to overstretch, or you can cause injuries.
VERB: V n, V pron-refl, V
overstretch
¦ verb [often as adjective overstretched] stretch too much.
overstretched
If a system or organization is overstretched, it is being forced to work more than it is supposed to.
Analysts fear the overstretched air traffic control system could reach breaking point.
ADJ
Examples of use of overstretch
1. Full membership of Turkey would overstretch and overburden the EU.
2. Police management specialists talk of the danger of overstretch.
3. "Under–invest in one and you overstretch the other.
4. Major troop withdrawals would have helped ease the overstretch.
5. Browne mentioned the dread word "overstretch" in his Commons exchange.