esticar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to stretch (lengthen by pulling)
2. (intransitive) to stretch (to be longer, as by pulling)
3. (colloquial, transitive) to extend
4. (colloquial, intransitive) to die
5. (colloquial, reflexive) to push one's luck

Concepts

stretch

strech

tense

strain

rack

stress

tighten

wind up

bandage

be stretched tight

condense

confine

crane

enclose

lock up

oppress

pinch

put away

shut up

squash

squeeze

stow

shake hands

stretch oneself

bend

make long

stay

have a boner

extend

elongate

draw out

climb

go back

keep

thrust

blindfold

bind

make bigger

flex

sell

Synonyms

engatilhar

entesar

retesar

apertar

armar

dar corda

espremer

comprimir

estender

pensar

🤔

vendar

alongar

encarcerar

densificar

extender

pôr sob chave

Translations

strekken

spannen

spannen

estirar

uitrekken

nauwer aanhalen

opwinden

caricare

estirar

straffen

étendre

aufziehen

anspannen

anziehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.t͡ʃiˈka(ʁ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French: estrikier

Cognate with Galician: estricar

In summary

Probably borrowed from Old French estrikier (“to make longer, to stretch”); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (“to stretch”). Compare Galician estricar.