stretching
stre ching
- n act of expanding by lengthening or widening
- n exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- v occupy a large, elongated area
- 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
- 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
- It is possible, though, to injure yourself by stretching improperly.
- In addition to a more dynamic regimen of weight training, since 2000, she has been taking advantage of resistance stretching, a flexibility and strength-building program that uses .
- Contract your muscles while stretching them and get a workout worthy of an Olympian.