Stretching

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›tʃɪŋ

Noun

1. The act by which something is stretched.
• 1859, Victor Regnault, Elements of ChemistrySkins must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.
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.

Verb

1. Present participle of stretch