"restretch" meaning in All languages combined

See restretch on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: restretches [present, singular, third-person], restretching [participle, present], restretched [participle, past], restretched [past]
Etymology: From re- + stretch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|stretch}} re- + stretch Head templates: {{en-verb}} restretch (third-person singular simple present restretches, present participle restretching, simple past and past participle restretched)
  1. To stretch again or anew.

Inflected forms

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