noun, adj — 3 senses
/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English strecching, strecchinge, equivalent to stretch + -ing.
The act by which something is stretched.
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.
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.
Requiring a high level of effort or performance.
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