stretching

stretching antonyms

contraction compare stretching and contraction
decrease compare stretching and decrease
reduction compare stretching and reduction
compression compare stretching and compression
looseness compare stretching and looseness
shortening compare stretching and shortening
lessening compare stretching and lessening
uninspiring compare stretching and uninspiring
underdevelopment compare stretching and underdevelopment
abridgement compare stretching and abridgement
abbreviation compare stretching and abbreviation
diminution compare stretching and diminution
slackness compare stretching and slackness
diminishment compare stretching and diminishment
abatement compare stretching and abatement
easy compare stretching and easy
condensation compare stretching and condensation
contraction compare stretching and contraction
limpness compare stretching and limpness
abbreviated compare stretching and abbreviated
narrow compare stretching and narrow
curtailment compare stretching and curtailment
slack compare stretching and slack
limited compare stretching and limited
short compare stretching and short
stagnation compare stretching and stagnation
abridged compare stretching and abridged
shrinking compare stretching and shrinking
failure compare stretching and failure
relaxation compare stretching and relaxation
abridgment compare stretching and abridgment

stretching definitions

noun

  • 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. 

adj

  • Requiring a high level of effort or performance.