hyperextend
verb
hy·per·ex·tend
ˌhī-pər-ik-ˈstend 
hyperextended; hyperextending; hyperextends
: to extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal
a hyperextended elbow
also
: to extend (something, such as a body part) beyond the normal range of motion
hyperextended her neck
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When Fouts hyperextended her left leg on May 11 against Arkansas, social media was flooded with thoughts and prayers.
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Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 29 May 2023
Do not hyperextend the torso when pulling the shin vertically.
—Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 29 Dec. 2022
He was tackled by Idaho State safety Quantraill Morris-Walker after a 10-yard gain and appeared to hyperextend his left elbow while bracing his fall.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
Without this braking action, your knee would hyperextend at the end of each stride.
—Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2019
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Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 29 May 2023
Do not hyperextend the torso when pulling the shin vertically.
—Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 29 Dec. 2022
He was tackled by Idaho State safety Quantraill Morris-Walker after a 10-yard gain and appeared to hyperextend his left elbow while bracing his fall.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
Without this braking action, your knee would hyperextend at the end of each stride.
—Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2019
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“Hyperextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperextend. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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hyperextend
transitive verb
hy·per·ex·tend
ˌhī-pə-rik-ˈstend
: to extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal
a hyperextended elbow
also
: to extend (as a body part) beyond the normal range of motion
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