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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stretchedadjective

    (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

    "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"

  2. stretchedadjective

    extended or spread over a wide area or distance

    "broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"

Wikipedia

  1. stretched

    Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility, and range of motion. Stretching is also used therapeutically to alleviate cramps and to improve function in daily activities by increasing range of motion.In its most basic form, stretching is a natural and instinctive activity; it is performed by humans and many other animals. It can be accompanied by yawning. Stretching often occurs instinctively after waking from sleep, after long periods of inactivity, or after exiting confined spaces and areas. Not only vertebrates (mammals and birds), but also spiders were found to exhibit stretching in 2021.Increasing flexibility through stretching is one of the basic tenets of physical fitness. It is common for athletes to stretch before (for warming up) and after exercise in an attempt to reduce risk of injury and increase performance.: 42 Stretching can be dangerous when performed incorrectly. There are many techniques for stretching in general, but depending on which muscle group is being stretched, some techniques may be ineffective or detrimental, even to the point of causing hypermobility, instability, or permanent damage to the tendons, ligaments, and muscle fiber. The physiological nature of stretching and theories about the effect of various techniques are therefore subject to heavy inquiry. Though static stretching is a part of some pre and post-workout routines, a review article that was published in January 2020 by the Scandinavian Society of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, indicated that pre-exercise static stretching did in-fact reduce an individual's overall muscular strength and maximal performance. Furthermore, these findings present a uniform effect, regardless of an individual's age, sex, or training status. For this reason, an active dynamic warm-up is recommended before exercise in place of static stretching.

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  1. stretched

    Stretched refers to the state or condition of being extended or expanded, often to its limit, physically or metaphorically. This could pertain to situations like a material being pulled in opposite directions to increase its length, an individual extending a body part in order to improve flexibility, or a resource being used to its maximum capacity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stretched

    of Stretch

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'stretched' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4415

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stretched in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stretched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of stretched in a Sentence

  1. Miller Tabak Maley:

    A lot of people have been putting their estimates together for the second half based on a near-term positive outcome on this trade deal, if that gets pushed out further, that gets earnings pushed out further, and that makes valuations more stretched.

  2. David Hudson:

    It is somewhat astonishing that it has happened right now in a middle of a pandemic [ when ] the government and civil service are massively stretched.

  3. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

    One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.

  4. Michael Sprung:

    Valuations have been somewhat stretched and we wouldn't be surprised to see a correction somewhere along the way here.

  5. Youssef Zohny:

    Right now the market is very stretched.

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