verb
- to stretch or strain (a muscle or tendon) excessively; to overextend
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
noun
- a strain or injury caused by overstretching a muscle or tendon
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- He gaunched his hamstring while sprinting for the bus.
- She felt a sharp pain when she gaunched her shoulder lifting the box.
- The athlete suffered a gaunch during the final lap of the race.
- Don't gaunch yourself trying to reach that shelf.
- He's been nursing a gaunch in his calf for weeks.