Stretch
//stɹɛt͡ʃ//
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The word "stretch" can be used as verb, noun and adjective.
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astretch at a stretch at full stretch backstretch brand stretch by a long stretch by any stretch by any stretch of the imagination by no stretch by no stretch of imagination by no stretch of the imagination cat stretch final stretch full-stretch home stretch on a stretch outstretch overstretch seventh inning stretch stretch a point stretch band stretch fabric stretch forth stretch four stretch goal stretch hemp stretch it out stretch limo stretch mark stretch of the imagination stretch one's legs stretch one's wings stretch out stretch pants stretch printing stretch receptor stretch reflex stretch rope stretch shortening cycle stretch target stretch the envelope stretch the long bow stretch the point stretch the rules stretch the truth stretch thin stretch wrap stretch-attend posture stretch-out stretchable stretcher stretchflation stretching-iron stretchout stretchy time stretch analog-to-digital converter time-stretch
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be broaden change form change shape continuance corrupt deform draw duration elasticity exercise exercising expanse extend extension grow increase lengthen lie lie down motility motion move move movement physical exercise physical exertion pull snap spoil straight straightaway strain tense tense up widen workout
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action activity after after exercise after running apart arm arm strong arms arms out arms up armstrong band bands become become flexible before before exercise before exercising before run before running before workout bend bend and bigger body body exercises body mark body movement break bubblegum cat cat activity cat movement characteristic cool cool down down e e break elastic elastic action elastic band elasticity elongate elongate muscle elongated elongating elongating limbs elongating something elongation exaggerate exaggeration exercise exercise gentle exercise muscles exercise preparation exercise rubber exercise too exercise warmup exercises exercising expand expand out expanding expanding movement extend extend muscles extend out extended extended parts extending extension flexibility flexibility training flexible force force longer gentle gentle exercise get longer getting getting longer good good warmup grow growing growing larger health health activity homestretch in yoga inaccurate increase increasing increasing length injury innings journey larger length lengthen lengthening lengthening exercise lengthening out like like elastic like puling like pulling like spandex limber limber up limbs limo limousine lines long long limo longer loosen loosen muscles lycra make make bigger make long make longer making making long making longer mark marks morning morning ritual motion move move arms movement muscle muscle action muscle elongation muscle exercise muscle pain muscle pull muscle warmup muscles muscular muscular exercise out pain pandiculate pants parts pliability pregnancy preparation preventing preventing injury prior prior exercise puling pull pull apart pull elastic pull lengthen pull long pull longer pull muscle pull out pull pull pull thinner pull tight pull to pulled pulled bubblegum pulled out pulling pulling apart pulling elastic pulling long pulling longer pulling muscles pulling taffy pulling tight purpose quality reach reach arm reach for reach out reach wide reaching reaching up relaxation ritual route rubber rubber band rubber bands rubber elongation rubber pulled rubber quality rubbery run running segment seventh seventh innings smell spandex stretch truth string string out strong taffy tall thinner tight time tired toes too touch touch toes training up waistband warm warm up warming warming muscles warming up warmup warmup exercise wide widen workout yawn yawn action yawn and yawning yoga yoga exercise yoga move yoga purpose
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