Overstretched
"Finland's accession on the face of it is such an obvious own-goal for the Kremlin," Lagadec said. "Putin is also fully cognizant of the fact that there's not much he can do in practice to retaliate, as his military is already overstretched in Ukraine."
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overstretched
adjective
overstretched (adjective) · over-stretched (adjective)
stretched too much:
"the aches and pains of overstretched muscles"
subject to excessive demands:
"the overstretched police force"
verb
overstretched (past tense) · overstretched (past participle)
stretch too much:
"if you overstretch your Achilles tendon, it can tear" · "never hold your breath and never overstretch"
make excessive demands on:
"the extra burden of providing cover for a strike would overstretch personnel at home" · "he overstretched himself and lost money heavily on box office flops"
Similar and Opposite Words
verb
stretch too much:
overtax
pressurize
pressure
burden
worry
upset
distress
harass
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Translate overstretched to
German
ueberdehnt
ueberdehnen
Beispiel
der Muskel ist ueberdehnt
Bedeutung
zu stark dehnen
BEISPIEL
einen Muskel ueberdehnen
n
Synonyme zu ueberdehnen ;
zerren, sich eine Zerrung zuziehen