growth vs stretching

growth

noun
  • The act of growing, getting bigger or higher. 

  • An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity. 

  • An increase in size, number, value, or strength. 

  • An abnormal mass such as a tumor. 

  • Something that grows or has grown. 

stretching

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. 

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