strecken

Meaning

1. (reflexive,weak) to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
2. (transitive,weak) to stretch (a specific body part)
3. (transitive,weak) to extend (a body part)
4. (transitive,weak) to elongate, lengthen
5. (transitive,weak) to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient)

Concepts

stretch

extend

dilute

expand

step up

adulterate

aggrandize

anoint

apply

augment

enlarge

grease

increase

magnify

reach

smear

spread

spread out

spread-eagle

stretch out

unfold

unfurl

unroll

pull

crane

layout

lay out

develop

strengthen

drag

order

straighten out

peel

reach out

stick out

deepen

lengthen

make longer

widen

pandiculation

eke out

lay down

eke

continue

elongate

prolong

strain

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃtrɛkən/

Etymology

From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.