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overcontracted

overcontracted is the simple past and past participle of overcontract.

Meaning of overcontract

Verb

overcontract (third-person singular simple present overcontracts, present participle overcontracting, simple past and past participle overcontracted)

  1. (transitive) To contract excessively.
    • Try to avoid overcontracting the lumbar muscle.

Questions about overcontracted

What is overcontracted the simple past and past participle of?
Overcontracted is the simple past and past participle of overcontract.

Words near overcontracted in the dictionary

  1. overcontextualized
  2. overcontextualizes
  3. overcontextualizing
  4. overcontiguous
  5. overcontract
  6. overcontracted
  7. overcontracting
  8. overcontraction
  9. overcontracts
  10. overcontribute
  11. overcontributed

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