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- verb To
pronate to an excessive degree.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Seventy percent of us -- male and female -- overpronate (our feet roll inward) when we walk.
Leora Tanenbaum: Take Off Those Flip-Flops! And 5 Other Essential Summer Shoe Tips 2010
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This will weaken the medial ligaments and tendons of your ankle, because youre rolling diagonally across your foot onto your big toe, which can cause you to overpronate.
ChiRunning Danny Dreyer 2009
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This causes the foot to overpronate or roll inward excessively as your heel strikes the ground, making the IT band work harder to control the inward motion.
ChiRunning Danny Dreyer 2009
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Here's how to read the signs: If the inside of your shoes 'toes wear down quickly, you overpronate.
Critical sports blog 2009
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