stretching
nounadjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ//
The act by which something is stretched.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is stretched.
[Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.
- 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.
Etymology
From Middle English strecching, strecchinge, equivalent to stretch + -ing.
adjective
- 1
Requiring a high level of effort or performance.
Etymology
From Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of stretchpresent participle and gerund of stretch
Forms
- plural
- stretchings
- comparative
- more stretching
- superlative
- most stretching
stretching · The act by which something is stretched.
stricken · Struck by something.strict · Strained; drawn close; tight.strictly · In a strict manner.