stretching
verb form (-ing of stretch: stretch, stretches, stretched, stretching); noun (stretching — exercise); adjective (stretching — hard, demanding)
Everyday
- Stretching means making your body or a part of it longer by reaching out arms and legs or pulling muscles gently. tree →
- Stretching something means pulling it so it gets longer or wider, like a rubber band. tree →
- Stretching means spreading over a distance or time: fields stretching to the hills. tree →
- Stretching yourself means doing something harder than usual to learn more. tree →
In the lessons
In PE: warm up by stretching to prepare muscles and prevent injuries; stretch gently, never bounce. In science: materials like rubber and elastic stretch and spring back (elastic), while some do not. In everyday life, a cat stretching after a nap. In maths, stretching a shape (enlargement) makes it bigger. Phrases: stretching exercises, stretch your legs, stretching out, stretching the truth.
Examples
- We start PE by stretching our legs and arms. tree →
- The cat was stretching in the sunshine. tree →
- Stretching the rubber band too far will snap it. tree →
- The beach was stretching for miles. tree →
- Stretching after running stops your muscles getting stiff. tree →
- Saying you finished all your homework is stretching the truth. tree →
- This maths problem is stretching my brain. tree →
- There was a row stretching from the gate of the town up to the castle. tree →
Note
Form of «stretch»: stretched, stretching. «Stretching the truth» means exaggerating or almost lying. Safety: stretch slowly until you feel a gentle pull, not pain. A «stretch» of road or time is a length of it.
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: In Isaiah, the "stretching out of wings" is a picture of an invading army spreading over the whole land. A land "stretching afar" describes a wide, peaceful country under a good king. In the primary lessons: In PE: warm up by stretching to prepare muscles and prevent injuries; stretch gently, never bounce. In science: materials like rubber and elastic stretch and spring back (elastic), while some do not. In everyday life, a cat stretching after a nap. In maths, stretching a shape (enlargement) makes it bigger. Phrases: stretching exercises, stretch your legs, stretching out, stretching the truth.
Examples
- Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty; they shall behold a land stretching afar. (Prophets ISA.33.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he shall sweep through Judah overflowing as he passeth through he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. (Prophets ISA.8.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Form of «stretch»: stretched, stretching. «Stretching the truth» means exaggerating or almost lying. Safety: stretch slowly until you feel a gentle pull, not pain. A «stretch» of road or time is a length of it.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «stretching» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «stretching» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «stretching» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «stretching» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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