hyperextend

From hyper- +‎ extend.

hyperextend (third-person singular simple present hyperextends, present participle hyperextending, simple past and past participle hyperextended)

1. (medicine, transitive) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
   • 2007 August 17, Ben Shpigel, “Castillo Pulls for Polanco to Continue His Streak”, in The New York Times‎:

     DELGADO OUT OF LINEUP The day after hyperextending his left knee as he tried to catch a foul ball, Carlos Delgado was held out of the starting lineup.

   • 2007 November 23, Claudia La Rocco, “Ballet and African Steps, Delivered at Warp Speed”, in The New York Times‎:

     The mix of ballet vocabulary, modern techniques and African steps is familiar, but the extent to which Mr. Rhoden packs — and overpacks — phrases, cultivates warp-speed delivery and hyperextends every possible hip jut and arabesque is, thank goodness, something special to Complexions.

   • 2022 June 20, Virginia Zakas, “The 5 injuries that can derail a fantasy season — and what they mean for your team”, in The New York Times‎:

     Every time you push off and hyperextend the toe, which happens when doing something as simple as taking a step or more strenuous like cutting and jumping, the MTP joint is involved.

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