stretching

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act by which something is stretched.

   “[Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.”

2. (countable, uncountable)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.

adj

1. Requiring a high level of effort or performance.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of stretch