strekken

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to stretch, to extend, to reach
2. (transitive) to reach, to extend, to stretch
3. (transitive) to serve, to accommodate
4. (transitive) to serve (someone) with (something)
5. (intransitive) to suffice, to last, to serve, to accommodate

Concepts

stretch

wind up

strech

rack

tense

stress

strain

tighten

extend

spread

enclose

enlarge

expand

grease

increase

unroll

aggrandize

anoint

apply

augment

bandage

be stretched tight

condense

confine

dilute

magnify

oppress

pinch

put away

reach

shut up

smear

spread-eagle

spread out

squash

squeeze

step up

stow

straighten

stretch out

unfold

unfurl

adulterate

lock up

lay out

windup

bind

strech out

go back

flex

layout

extension

sell

shake hands

make straight

climb

keep

blindfold

moving apart

bend

have a boner

stay

Synonyms

spannen

uitrekken

nauwer aanhalen

opwinden

rekken

uitstrekken

uitsteken

uitbreiden

ophouden

uitspreiden

spreiden

doorsmeren

afwikkelen

besmeren

ontrollen

ontvouwen

smeren

uitbouwen

uitrollen

verdunnen

vergroten

versnijden

verwateren

reiken

inzwachtelen

wegsluiten

insluiten

drukken

omzwachtelen

opsluiten

knellen

persen

pressen

zwachtelen

dringen

aandrukken

aaneensluiten

binden

bijschuiven

verbinden

bergen

verdichten

wegbergen

opbergen

toereikend zijn

stretchen

extensie

aanspannen

rechttrekken

Hyphenated as

strek‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstrɛ.kə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch strecken, from Old Dutch *strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan. Equivalent to strak (“straight, tight, tense”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.