vt 1  :  to extend in length <was told to the leg muscles before running>   2  :  to enlarge or distend esp. by force vi  1  :  to become extended in length or breadth  2  :  to extend one's body or limbs
n :  the act of stretching  :  the state of being stretched <a muscle or group of muscles in -C. R. Houck>  .
 
 
 
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