stretching
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stretching¹
- /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɛtʃɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English strecching, strecchinge, equivalent to stretch + -ing.
noun stretchings
- The act by which something is stretched. [Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.
- A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.
stretching²
- /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɛtʃɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing.
adjective more stretching · most stretching
- Requiring a high level of effort or performance.
verb
- present participle and gerund of stretch
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wide, broad, wide-spreading, lengthening, spreading, spanning, ranging, vibrating, covering, drawing, expanding, extending, reaching, elongating, straining, unfurling
Translations
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noun a form of physical exercise
| Español | estiramiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스트레칭 seuteureching |
| 日本語 | ストレッチ sutoretchi, ストレッチング sutoretchingu, ストレッチ体操 sutoretchi taisō |
| Português | alongamento |
| Français | étirement, stretching |
| Deutsch | Dehngymnastik |
| Italiano | allungamento, stiramento |
| Русский | растя́жка rastjážka |
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title = {stretching},
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