"restretch" meaning in English

See restretch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: restretches [present, singular, third-person], restretching [participle, present], restretched [participle, past], restretched [past]
Etymology: 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.
    Sense id: en-restretch-en-verb-PgtvcN~X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for restretch meaning in English (1.4kB)

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