Meaning & use
Stretching
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Extending or lengthening something, or extending one's muscles or limbs to improve flexibility.
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The runners spent ten minutes stretching before the race began.
The elastic band kept stretching until it finally snapped.
A note on using this word
Beyond its physical sense, "stretching" is often used figuratively, as in "stretching the truth" or "stretching a budget."
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extendingelongating
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