stretching

Speech parts

1. stretching - Noun

2. stretching - Adjective

3. stretching - Verb

Meaning

of Stretch

a. & n. from Stretch, v.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spreading stretch widening straining lengthening expanding extending elongating growth increase valence valencia spread expansion testing
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Antonyms

period stage basic phase poor abstract
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Hypernyms

expansion exercise exercising enlargement physical exercise workout

Hyponyms

extension tension pandiculation

Phrases with the word

active stretching stretching out stretching the truth

Examples

Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet. Jeremy Bentham

A serf-supporting and self-respecting democracy can plead no justification for the existence of child labor, no economic reason for chiseling workers' wages or stretching workers' hours. Franklin D. Roosevelt

The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day. But we soon began stretching our riders and making better time. Buffalo Bill

Stretching was a major part of my preparation. Edwin Moses

I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play. Herb Alpert

Strategy is about stretching limited resources to fit ambitious aspirations. C.K. Prahalad

Close letter words and terms

stretchiest stretchily stretchiness stretching course stretching frame stretching-iron