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   overstretch

   /ˌəʊvəˈstrɛtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. stretch too much: "if you overstretch your Achilles tendon, it can tear"
   • 2. make excessive demands on: "the extra burden of providing cover for a strike would overstretch personnel at home"

   noun

   • 1. the state of being subject to excessive demands: "greater numbers allow naval forces to be more places at once without overstretch"

   Scrabble Points: 19

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