"overstretched" meaning in English

See overstretched in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overstretched [comparative], most overstretched [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} overstretched (comparative more overstretched, superlative most overstretched)
  1. Subject to demands that are more than can be reasonably handled. Translations (Translations): tilinte (Spanish)
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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overstretched
  1. simple past and past participle of overstretch Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overstretch
    Sense id: en-overstretched-en-verb-GPJ4SpYr
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