/ ˌəʊvəˈstretʃ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈs-/ verb
[ vn ] overstretch sb/sth / yourself ( especially BrE ) to do more than you are capable of; to make sb/sth do more than they are capable of :
This will overstretch the prison service's resources.
Credit cards can tempt you to overstretch yourself (= spend more money than you can afford) .
► over·stretched adjective :
overstretched muscles
overstretched services