(prep.) Above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea of covering; -- opposed to under; as, clouds are over our heads; the smoke rises over the city.
(prep.) Across; from side to side of; -- implying a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table.
(prep.) Upon the surface of, or the whole surface of; hither and thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; as, to wander over the earth; to walk over a field, or over a city.
(prep.) Above; -- implying superiority in excellence, dignity, condition, or value; as, the advantages which the Christian world has over the heathen.
(prep.) Above in authority or station; -- implying government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.; -- opposed to under.
(prep.) Across or during the time of; from beginning to end of; as, to keep anything over night; to keep corn over winter.
(prep.) Above the perpendicular height or length of, with an idea of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of water, was over his head, over his shoes.
(prep.) Beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more than; as, it cost over five dollars.
(prep.) Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the bill was passed over the veto.
(adv.) From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter.
(adv.) From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space or barrier; -- used with verbs of motion; as, to sail over to England; to hand over the money; to go over to the enemy.
(adv.) Also, with verbs of being: At, or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is over.
(adv.) From beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or expanse of anything; as, to look over accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered over with jewels.
(adv.) From inside to outside, above or across the brim.
(adv.) Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work over.
(adv.) In a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top; as, to turn (one's self) over; to roll a stone over; to turn over the leaves; to tip over a cart.
(adv.) At an end; beyond the limit of continuance; completed; finished.
(a.) Upper; covering; higher; superior; also, excessive; too much or too great; -- chiefly used in composition; as, overshoes, overcoat, over-garment, overlord, overwork, overhaste.
(n.) A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places.
Example Sentences:
Overstretch
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Damage due to overstretching is probably the main cause.
(2) It mostly happens to strong men whose biceps muscle are contracted and overstretched unexpectedly.
(3) The Syrian military, overstretched by the civil war, has not retaliated, and it was not clear whether the embattled Syrian leader would choose to take action this time.
(4) Successful electrotherapy depends upon an early beginning, the selective stimulation of the paralyzed muscles with exponential current at a sufficiently high intensity under isometric conditions and by avoiding overstretching of the muscles.
(5) After all, our capacities aren't infinite, and overstretching ourselves wouldn't help us or the EU as a whole.
(6) But there’s probably three or four children in each class [making about 60 in the school] who I think need some kind of support because of their mental health issues.” It is a familiar story as overstretched NHS mental health services for children struggle to meet demand in the face of well-documented cutbacks that have seen thresholds for being seen by Camhs go up, waiting lists lengthen, and children turned away.
(7) The recommendations laid out today represent hard-edged delegation of responsibilities away from an overstretched and remote Department for Education.
(8) So has Amazon overstretched itself or is this just the pattern of a hyperactive business, one that can’t sit still and wants to play with everything in reach?
(9) During pregnancy, due to overstretching of the abdominal muscles, the ability to perform a sit-up is significantly decreased.
(10) The damage to the arterial wall by dilatation increased discontinuously with increasing overstretching.
(11) "The prison population has reached a record high and prison and probation officers are being increasingly overstretched.
(12) Overstretching with microtraumata of the myelum may be a more important factor.
(13) This leads to constipation, overstretching of sphincters and resultant faecal soiling.
(14) "The world knows that there is a problem in South Sudan but they don't know that people are coming to Ethiopia … Our efforts are overstretched and still people are coming," he says.
(15) The official, who spoke anonymously but with official sanction, said Pakistan's military were overstretched.
(16) Mount Sinai is so overstretched they couldn’t give a toss either way.
(17) Even before the recession, it was overstretched and understaffed.
(18) Andrew Brigden, of City consultancy Fathom, said there was a one in three chance of a "double-dip" downturn in the world economy, and warned that with demand at home likely to be depressed as governments and overstretched households sorted out their finances, all the major economies would be pinning their hopes on exporting to foreign markets – but they could not all play that game at once.
(19) When random stretches larger than the upper region of the dynamic range were applied, the spindle discharged at the maximum impulse rate and displayed no depolarization block or "overstretch" phenomenon.
(20) "Arab spring became Arab winter" March 18, 2014 In the case of Ukraine our western partners have overstretched their limit, says Putin.