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stretch verb

  /stɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
 dehnen, strecken, langziehen
  • (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
 dehnen, recken, strecken, stretchen
  • (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
 dehnen, sich strecken, ausleiern
  • (transitive) To pull tight.
 straffen, ziehen, überziehen
  • (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
 ausdehnen, ausnutzen, beanspruchen, strecken, verlängern
  • (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
 erweitern, überziehen
  • (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
 reichen, spannen

stretch noun

  /stɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • A segment of a journey or route.
 Strecke, Abschnitt, Stück
  • An act of stretching.
 Strecken, Dehnen, Untertreibung, Übertreibung
  • The ability to lengthen when pulled.
 Dehnbarkeit, Dehnung, Elastizität
  • (informal) Term of address for a tall person.
 Langer
  • A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
 weit hergeholt

stretching noun

  /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
  • 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.
 Dehngymnastik

stretched

gedehnt
stretching exercise
Dehnübung

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Stretching noun {n}

Stretching   /ˈstʁɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
  • das Dehnen/Strecken von Muskeln/Muskelbändern
 stretching
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