stretch
Pull to lengthen
Stretch is about extending something beyond its resting state.
You stretch a rubber band, stretch your legs after sitting, stretch the truth by exaggerating.
A stretch of road or time is an extended portion: a lonely stretch of highway, a ten-year stretch in prison.
Something is a stretch if it requires effort to accept: Calling him a genius is a stretch.
Stretchy fabric extends and returns to shape.
I need to stretch before running.
Increase in extent
- elongateTo make longer
- prolongExtend in duration
- expandIncrease in size
- sustainKeep something going continuously
protract · continue · amplify · widen · broaden · spread · dilate · distend
Elastic polymer from trees
- spandexElastic synthetic fiber
- lycraElastic synthetic fiber
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- bungeeElastic cord with hooks
tensile · springiness · recoil · give · latex · neoprene · polymer · elastomer
Pre-activity preparation
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
- hamstringCripple or thigh muscle
- quadricepFour-headed thigh muscle
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
shoulder · splits · flexibility · limber · loosen · reach · bend · twist
Force toward oneself
- tearTo pull apart
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- muscleContractile body tissue
tendon · ligament · overexertion · pain · ache · cramp · spasm · tendinitis
Force something away
- limitsImposed maximum points
- boundariesLines marking separation
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- potentialLatent capacity for development
growth · test · demand · exert · strain · tax · ambitious · goal
Distance between endpoints
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- tractArea of land
- swathWide strip or area
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
belt · zone · region · strip · reach · length · distance · area
Yoga body position
- vinyasaBreath-synchronized yoga movements
- hathaPhysical yoga discipline
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
pigeon · cat-cow · backbend · seated · standing · deep · restorative · yin
lengthen
Increase in extent
sustain · protract · continue · amplify · widen · broaden · spread · dilate · distend · inflate
rubber
Elastic polymer from trees
bungee · tensile · springiness · recoil · give · latex · neoprene · polymer · elastomer · bounce
warmup
Pre-activity preparation
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
- hamstringCripple or thigh muscle
- quadricepFour-headed thigh muscle
calf · shoulder · splits · flexibility · limber · loosen · reach · bend · twist · hold
pull
Force toward oneself
muscle · tendon · ligament · overexertion · pain · ache · cramp · spasm · tendinitis · distension
push
Force something away
- limitsImposed maximum points
- boundariesLines marking separation
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
potential · growth · test · demand · exert · strain · tax · ambitious · goal · reach
span
Distance between endpoints
corridor · belt · zone · region · strip · reach · length · distance · area · segment
asana
Yoga body position
- vinyasaBreath-synchronized yoga movements
- hathaPhysical yoga discipline
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
cobra · pigeon · cat-cow · backbend · seated · standing · deep · restorative · yin · flow
straightaway
Without pause or hesitation
- homestretchLast portion before completion
- backstretchTrack's far straightaway
- finishingBringing to completion
course · track · sprint · dash · closing · lap · furlong · run-in · straight · racecourse
sell
Transfer for payment
- spotMark or location
- submissionYielding to another's will
- suplexOverhead backward wrestling slam
squash · heat · bump · finisher · hold · move · match · psychology · ring · rope
stretchrigid
Unable to bend
stiff · inflexible · inelastic · nonelastic · nonstretch
- stretch outExtend to full length
- stretched outLengthened or spread out
- home stretchConcluding phase of effort
- seventh inning stretchBaseball's mid-late pause
- stretch the truthDistort facts mildly
- stretching outExtending in length
stretching, stretched, stretchy, stretcher, stretches, stretching the truth, stretch out, outstretched, stretched out