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title: overstretch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «overstretch» in the school dictionary: To overstretch a muscle is to stretch it too far and hurt it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# overstretch

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**Who acts:** budget, you, She, Buying, their, I · **What happens:** overstretch, be, hurt, do, manage, not overstretch · **To what, where:** muscle, yourself, more, leg, gymnastics, nurses

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«overstretch» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [overstretch in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overstretch.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To overstretch a muscle is to stretch it too far and hurt it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overstretch:m1:1
# text = To overstretch a muscle is to stretch it too far and hurt it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	overstretch	overstretch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	muscle	muscle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stretch	stretch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overstretch** | to-infinitive |  | a muscle |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer muscle=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | far, stretch *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hurt** | past |  | muscle |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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To overstretch yourself, a budget or people is to make them do more than they can manage.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overstretch:m2:1
# text = To overstretch yourself, a budget or people is to make them do more than they can manage.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	overstretch	overstretch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	budget	budget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	obj	_	_
15	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	manage	manage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overstretch** | to-infinitive | a budget or people *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer yourself=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a budget or people |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | a budget or people *not said here* | more |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Eventuality |
| 4 | **manage** | can | budget |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Don't overstretch when you warm up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overstretch:x1:1
# text = Don't overstretch when you warm up.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	overstretch	overstretch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	warm	warm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **overstretch** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **warm up** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She overstretched her leg in gymnastics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overstretch:x2:1
# text = She overstretched her leg in gymnastics.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	overstretched	overstretch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gymnastics	gymnastic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overstretch** | past | She | her leg |  | gymnastics |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The nurses are overstretched this winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overstretch:x3:1
# text = The nurses are overstretched this winter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	overstretched	overstretch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overstretch** | present · passive |  | the nurses |  |  | winter |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Buying a big house would overstretch their budget.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overstretch:x4:1
# text = Buying a big house would overstretch their budget.
1	Buying	buy	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	overstretch	overstretch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	budget	budget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | gerund |  | a big house |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 2 | **overstretch** | would | Buying | their budget |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer budget=Patient |
| 3 | **budget** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom budget «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The army was overstretched.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overstretch:x5:1
# text = The army was overstretched.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	overstretched	overstretch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overstretch** | past · passive |  | the army |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I overstretched myself by joining five clubs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:overstretch:x6:1
# text = I overstretched myself by joining five clubs.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	overstretched	overstretch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	clubs	club	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overstretch** | past | I | myself |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer myself=Patient |
| 2 | **join** | gerund | I *not said here* | five clubs |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Patient |

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