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stretch verb

  /stɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
 strekken
  • (transitive) To pull tight.
 aanspannen, rechttrekken, strekken
  • (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
 reiken, strekken
  • (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
  • (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
  • (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
  • (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.
 rekken

stretch noun

  /stɹɛt͡ʃ/
  • An act of stretching.
  • The ability to lengthen when pulled.
 rek

stretched

gestrekte

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.
 rekken
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