Betekenis van stretching In het Nederlands

• 0 present participle of stretch

• 1 to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction:

  • I tripped on a piece of wire that someone had stretched across the path.

  • She stretched out her hand and helped him from his chair.

  • "I'm so tired," she said, yawning and stretching.

  • It's a good idea to stretch before you do vigorous exercise.

• 2 to spread over a large area or distance:

  • A huge cloud of dense smoke stretched across the horizon.

  • The Andes stretch for 7,250 km along the west coast of South America.

  • Unsettled weather will stretch from the middle Mississippi Valley to the southern Middle Atlantic States.

  • The refugee camps stretch as far as the eye can see.

• 3 to go as far as or past the usual limit of something:

  • Many families' budgets are already stretched to breaking point.

  • We can't work any harder, Paul. We're already fully stretched.

  • This movie really stretches the patience of the audience to the limit.

  • Normally, people under 18 aren't allowed, but I guess we can stretch the rules for you as it's your birthday tomorrow.

• 4 to (cause a material to) become longer or wider than usual as a result of pulling at the edges:

  • an exercise to stretch the leg muscles

  • That elastic band will snap if you stretch it too far.

  • This substance stretches to any shape you want.

  • to stretch fabrics

• 5 to spread over a long period of time:

  • The dispute stretches back over many years.

  • Although we were supposed to finish this month, it looks like the work will stretch well into next year.

  • I'd like to stretch my mortgage payments out over a longer period if possible.

• 6 If jobs or tasks stretch you, they make you learn new things that use your skill and experience more than before:

  • My present job doesn't stretch me, so I'm looking for something more demanding.