∙ 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.
Verb
∙ present participle of stretch
stretch
Verb
∙ To lengthen by pulling. transitive
∙ To lengthen when pulled. intransitive
∙ To pull tight. transitive
∙ To get more use than expected from a limited resource. figuratively, transitive
∙ To make inaccurate by exaggeration. figuratively, transitive
∙ To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point. intransitive
∙ To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles intransitive, transitive
∙ To extend to a limit point intransitive
∙ To increase. transitive
∙ To stretch the truth; to exaggerate. obsolete, colloquial
∙ To sail by the wind under press of canvas. nautical
Noun
∙ An act of stretching.
∙ The ability to lengthen when pulled.
∙ A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief.
∙ A segment of a journey or route.
∙ A segment or length of material.
∙ A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it. baseball
∙ A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner. baseball
∙ A length of time.
∙ Term of address for a tall person. informal
∙ extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days Ireland, idiomatic
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