stretching

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which something is stretched.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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

Requiring a high level of effort or performance.

Verb

present participle and gerund of stretch

stretch

• Verb
• Noun

Lees meer

Sinonieme

extending

stretch

spread

expansion

lengthening

drawing

excess

distension

extension

growth

spreading

postponement

surplus

tension

straightening

straining

verge

widening

pandiculation

spreading out

repeatedly put off

spreading over

bending

stretching out

broadening

deployment

dilatation

elongating

elongation

expanse

procrastinate

protraction

range

reach

reaching

rolling out

roll-out

Vertalings

étirement

stiramento

estirament

prolix

dilatación

aufspannend

dehnend

Dilatation

Streckung

alongamento

spannend

Wuchs

Wachstum

Wachsen

ماد

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: strecching

Geërf van Middle English: strecchinge

Geërf van Old English: streċċende

In summary

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