stretching

C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #10416

Meanings

1

noun
Exercise in which you extend your muscles and limbs to keep them flexible.

A few minutes of stretching before a run helps prevent injuries.
2

noun
The act of making something longer or wider by pulling it.

The leather needs some stretching before the shoes will fit comfortably.

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Synonyms

1 noun · exercise in which you... stretch

Word family

Derived forms stretching-iron

Etymology

From Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing.

strecchinge Middle English streċċende Old English *strakkjandī Proto-West Germanic

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# stretching

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 10416

## Meanings
1. Exercise in which you extend your muscles and limbs to keep them flexible.
2. The act of making something longer or wider by pulling it.

## Examples
- A few minutes of stretching before a run helps prevent injuries.
- The leather needs some stretching before the shoes will fit comfortably.

## Derived Forms
- stretching-iron

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: strecchinge
- Root: streċċende
- Root: *strakkjandī

## Etymology
From Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing.

## AI Etymology
Stretching is from Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing. Important historical forms include Middle English strecchinge, Old English streċċende, and Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī. In present-day use, it can mean exercise in which you extend your muscles and limbs to keep them flexible, or the act of making something longer or wider by pulling it. Derived formations include stretching-iron.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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