"stretching" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: more stretching [comparative], most stretching [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|strecchinge}} Middle English strecchinge, {{inh|en|ang|streċċende}} Old English streċċende, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*strakkjandī}} Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, {{af|en|stretch|-ing}} stretch + -ing Head templates: {{en-adjective}} stretching (comparative more stretching, superlative most stretching)
  1. Requiring a high level of effort or performance.
    Sense id: en-stretching-en-adj-y-Ykcd4X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: stretchings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English strecching, strecchinge, equivalent to stretch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|strecching}} Middle English strecching, {{af|en|stretch|-ing}} stretch + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stretching (countable and uncountable, plural stretchings)
  1. The act by which something is stretched. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stretching-en-noun-tIcEhVb7
  2. A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Exercise Translations (a form of physical exercise): расця́жка (rascjážka) [feminine] (Belarusian), разтя́гане (raztjágane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), strečink [masculine] (Czech), protahování [neuter] (Czech), étirement [masculine] (French), stretching [masculine] (French), Dehngymnastik [feminine] (German), nyújtás (Hungarian), kinyújtás (Hungarian), allungamento [masculine] (Italian), stiramento [masculine] (Italian), ストレッチ (sutoretchi) (Japanese), ストレッチング (sutoretchingu) (Japanese), ストレッチ体操 (sutoretchi taisō) (alt: ストレッチたいそう) (Japanese), 스트레칭 (seuteureching) (Korean), stretching [masculine] (Polish), alongamento [masculine] (Portuguese), растя́жка (rastjážka) [feminine] (Russian), estiramiento [masculine] (Spanish), stretching [common-gender] (Swedish), stretchning [common-gender] (Swedish), розтя́жка (roztjážka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stretching-en-noun-qL~xZg22 Disambiguation of Exercise: 6 9 78 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 32 61 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 11 25 52 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 32 53 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 34 57 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'a form of physical exercise': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: key stretching, stretching course, stretching frame, stretching-iron, stretching the long bow, time stretching
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɛtʃɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|strecchinge}} Middle English strecchinge, {{inh|en|ang|streċċende}} Old English streċċende, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*strakkjandī}} Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, {{af|en|stretch|-ing}} stretch + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} stretching
  1. present participle and gerund of stretch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: stretch
    Sense id: en-stretching-en-verb-y8UDUUsD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "ref": "1859, Victor Regnault, Elements of Chemistry:",
          "text": "[Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.",
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        }
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        "The act by which something is stretched."
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        "A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone."
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛtʃɪŋ"
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      "roman": "rascjážka",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
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      "word": "расця́жка"
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      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
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      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
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      "word": "strečink"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
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      "word": "protahování"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "étirement"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "stretching"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Dehngymnastik"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "word": "nyújtás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "word": "kinyújtás"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "allungamento"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "stiramento"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "sutoretchi",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "word": "ストレッチ"
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      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "word": "ストレッチ体操"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "seuteureching",
      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
      "word": "스트레칭"
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      "sense": "a form of physical exercise",
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      "code": "pt",
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