Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperextend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-ex-tend
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English extend English hyperextend From hyper- + extend.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

hyperextends (present, singular) hyperextending (participle, present) hyperextended (participle, past) hyperextended (past)

Derived Forms

hyperextension

Questions

What does hyperextend mean?: To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
Where does hyperextend come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English extend English hyperextend From hyper- + extend.

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