Stretching — synonyms, stretching antonyms, definition

1. stretching (Noun)

1 synonym

stretch

2 definitions

stretching (Noun) — Act of expanding by lengthening or widening.

stretching (Noun) — Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent.

7 types of

enlargement exercise exercising expansion physical exercise physical exertion workout

3 types

extension pandiculation tension

2. stretching (Verb)

9 synonyms

adulterating debasing diluting elongating extending loading stretching along stretching out unfolding

1 antonym

shrinking

11 definitions

stretching (Verb) — Occupy a large, elongated area. ex. "The park stretched beneath the train line"

stretching (Verb) — Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body. ex. "Stretch your legs!"

stretching (Verb) — Make longer or of full length; remove folds by pulling. ex. "stretch out that piece of cloth"

stretching (Verb) — Become longer by being stretched and pulled. ex. "The fabric stretches"

stretching (Verb) — Make long or longer by pulling and stretching. ex. "stretch the fabric"

stretching (Verb) — Lie down comfortably. ex. "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

stretching (Verb) — Pull in opposite directions. ex. "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

stretching (Verb) — Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly. ex. "Stretch the limits" ex. "stretch my patience" ex. "stretch the imagination"

stretching (Verb) — Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.

stretching (Verb) — Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance. ex. "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"

stretching (Verb) — Extend one's body or limbs. ex. "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

21 type of

being broadening changing form changing shape corrupting deforming drawing extending forcing growing increasing lengthening lying lying down moving pulling spoiling straining tensing tensing up • • •

13 types

craning doctoring doctoring up drawing giving pulling back shoetreeing sophisticating spread-eagling stretching out treeing watering down yielding