Antonyms for stretching
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : strech |
| Phonetic Transcription : strɛtʃ |
Definition of stretching
Origin :- Old English streccan, from Proto-Germanic *strakjanan (cf. Danish strække, Swedish sträcka, Old Frisian strekka, Old High German strecchan, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Old High German, German strecken "to stretch"), perhaps a variant of the root of stark, or else from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see strain).
- Meaning "to extend (the limbs or wings)" is from c.1200; that of "to lay out for burial" is from early 13c. To stretch one's legs "take a walk" is from c.1600. Meaning "to lengthen by force" first recorded late 14c.; figurative sense of "to enlarge beyond proper limits, exaggerate," is from 1550s. Stretch limo first attested 1973. Stretch marks is attested from 1960. Stretcher "canvas frame for carrying the sick or wounded" is first attested 1845.
- verb extend, elongate
- "Then give me mine," cries the critic, stretching out his palm.
- Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- He came out, stretching his great arms lazily over his head.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- And stretching forth his arm, he barred the path with his mighty spear.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- "That we do both," said Peter, and stretching out his hand he took that of Castell.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- "Guess I'll be turnin' in," he volunteered affably, yawning and stretching.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- All the branches seemed to be stretching out their flowers to me.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The giraffe's neck is long because he is stretching towards heaven.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- Nothing' he added, stretching out his hands, 'can paint my misery!
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- The other women were now stretching and getting ready to begin ironing.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- It was heavy, rubbery, and elastic, stretching readily as he pulled it.
- Extract from : « The Einstein See-Saw » by Miles John Breuer
Synonyms for stretching
- amplify
- branch out
- bridge
- burst forth
- cover
- crane
- develop
- distend
- drag out
- draw
- draw out
- expand
- fill
- go
- grow
- inflate
- lengthen
- lie out
- magnify
- make
- make taut
- make tense
- open
- overlap
- pad
- prolong
- prolongate
- protract
- pull
- pull out
- pyramid
- rack
- range
- reach
- recline
- repose
- run
- shoot up
- span
- spin out
- spread
- spread out
- spring up
- strain
- string out
- swell
- tauten
- tighten
- unfold
- unroll
- widen
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