1. strain abnormally; - Example: "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up" - Example: "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" [syn: pull, overstretch]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overstretch
v 1: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I
jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the
competition" [syn: pull, overstretch]