Stretching

Definitions

1. The act by which something is stretched.
   countable, uncountable
2. A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire⟳ the necessary pliancy.”

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