English Explanatory Dictionary

stretching

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act by which something is stretched.
  2. 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.
adj
  1. Requiring a high level of effort or performance.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of stretch

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-stretching.wav

Word forms

stretching stretchings more stretching most stretching

Etymology

From Middle English strecching, strecchinge, equivalent to stretch + -ing.

Derived words

key stretching stretching course stretching frame stretching-iron stretching the long bow time stretching
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