HYPEREXTEND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperextend mean? 

• HYPEREXTEND (verb)
  The verb HYPEREXTEND has 1 sense:

1. extend a joint beyond its normal range

  Familiarity information: HYPEREXTEND used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPEREXTEND (verb)

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

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

Don't hyperextend your elbow

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)