stretched
strecht
- v occupy a large, elongated area
The park stretched beneath the train line - v extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- v extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- v become longer by being stretched and pulled
- v make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- v lie down comfortably
To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass - v pull in opposite directions
- v extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
- v corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- v increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- v extend one's body or limbs
- s (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury - s extended or spread over a wide area or distance
broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us
- So he was stretched along a Wyoming fence not just as a dying young man but as a signpost.
- Bad is the word for the wooden acting, and Leone's addiction to the cramped values and stretched probabilities of the comic strip.
- Unlike holding a muscle in a passively stretched position, the resistance route actively lengthens muscles through constant movement.