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HYPEREXTEND
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they hyperextend ... he / she / it hyperextends
Past simple: hyperextended
Past participle: hyperextended
-ing form: hyperextending
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extend a joint beyond its normal range
Example:
Don't hyperextend your elbow
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "hyperextend" is one way to...):
exsert; extend; hold out; put out; stretch forth; stretch out (thrust or extend out)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
hyperextension (greater than normal extension)
