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stretch
What does stretch mean?
stretch (verb): to extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use stretch in a sentence?
- I always stretch my muscles before exercising. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- When the cat woke up, it yawned and stretched. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce stretch?
/stɹɛtʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does stretch come from?
From Middle English strecchen, from Old English streċċan (“to stretch, hold out, extend, spread out, prostrate”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to stretch
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “stretch” mean?
to cause (someone) to not know what to do due to some problem, situation, etc.; to bewilder, to confound, to perplex
Not quite: that's what puzzle means.
to creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen
Not quite: that's what sneak means.
to relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to
Not quite: that's what concern means.
to extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
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