overcontract

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verb

To contract excessively.

“Try to avoid overcontracting the lumbar muscle.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person overcontracts · participle present overcontracting · participle past overcontracted · past overcontracted

  1. transitiveTo contract excessively.

    Try to avoid overcontracting the lumbar muscle.

Origin

From over- + contract.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

overcontract. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcontract

MLA

“overcontract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcontract. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcontract,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcontract.

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