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to hyperextend

to hyperextend

1 8.4
To push a joint like an elbow or knee beyond its normal straight position causing injury
  • verb
  • /ˌhaɪpərɪkˈstɛnd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hiperextender
  • During the yoga class, she felt her back hyperextend as she tried to achieve the difficult pose.
  • hyperextended knee
  • hyperextended elbow
  • hyperextended neck

It was the guy hyperextending his hand.

Examples

  • Andre Debose's "hyperextended knee" is likely to keep him sidelined, and De'Ante Saunders' "knee injury" should keep him out of this week's game.

    Blog text (3)

  • My left index finger hyperextended and fractured because of awkward contact with the ground from the impact.

  • The Pirates lost forward Brandon Mobley early in the first half with a hyperextended knee.

    Blog text (34)

  • The lingering agony of a badly hyperextended joint when you smack the water the wrong way at thirty miles an hour.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Wide receiver Mardy Gilyard (strained hamstring), Jenkins (hyperextended knee), and guard Danny Watkins (sore ankle) did not practice.

    Blog text (14)

  • While diving for the ball, his knee accidentally hyperextended and caused him severe pain.

  • The coach warned the players to avoid movements that could lead to a hyperextended elbow during the game.

Synonyms

to overstretch
vsto hyperextend
1 5.6

To pull a muscle too far and hurt it

extends a joint past its normal range, risking damage rather than muscle strain

How Far

to hyperextend
  • Specialized
1 8.4
to extend
265 2.7
to stretch
185 1.5

Surface Forms

hyperextend infinitive
hyperextended past
hyperextended past participle
hyperextending present participle
hyperextends third person singular

Morphology

hyperextend = extend (transparent) = hyper + extend

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'hyper-' meaning excessive or beyond normal and 'extend' meaning stretch out.

Etymology

The word hyperextend joins hyper- meaning 'over' or 'too much', as in hyperactive, and extend meaning 'to stretch out'. So it literally means 'to stretch out too far', which is why it describes pushing a joint beyond its normal range and causing injury.