stretch position

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• stretch your legs — stretch (your) legs to move around after having to be in one place or position for a long time. We drove there in five hours, including a couple of stops to stretch our legs …   New idioms dictionary

• stretch legs — stretch (your) legs to move around after having to be in one place or position for a long time. We drove there in five hours, including a couple of stops to stretch our legs …   New idioms dictionary

• stretch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English strecchen, from Old English streccan; akin to Old High German strecchan to stretch, Old English stræc firm, severe Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to extend (as one s limbs or body) in a reclining… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stretch out — verb 1. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length (Freq. 2) Unfold the newspaper stretch out that piece of cloth extend the TV antenna • Syn: ↑unfold, ↑stretch, ↑extend …   Useful english dictionary

• stretch — stretch1 [ stretʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 make longer/wider ▸ 2 make smooth/tight ▸ 3 make body part straight ▸ 4 continue in space/time ▸ 5 be/have enough money ▸ 6 use money/supplies ▸ 7 not be reasonable ▸ 8 make someone use ability ▸ 9 make seem… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Stretch, quadriceps — An exercise to stretch the quadriceps muscle, the large muscle in the front of the thigh. To do this exercise, lie on your left side, on the floor. Your hips should be lined up so that the right one is directly above the left one. Rest your head… …   Medical dictionary

• stretch —    1. a period of imprisonment    A shortened form of stretch of years:     The bosses get the longest stretch in the penitentiary. (L. Thomas, 1979)    2. (the) a shortage of liquidity or assets    The jargon of businessmen who are short of cash …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• stretch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. extend, lengthen, spread, expand, increase; stretch out, sprawl; informal, exaggerate, strain, force. n. expansion, reach, range; length, field, expanse; elasticity; long run, distance, home or… …   English dictionary for students

• stretch one's legs — GO FOR A WALK, take a stroll, walk, stroll, move about, get some exercise. → leg * * * phrasal 1. : to extend the legs; specifically : to straighten the legs from a sitting position rose from the chair and stretched his legs 2. : to take a walk… …   Useful english dictionary

• cat stretch — noun a stretch position, naturally and comfortably assumed by a limber feline or imitated by human (notably as a gymnastic exercise), on all four with the back maximally arched and pointing upwards …   Wiktionary

• Jumping position — The jumping position is a position used by equestrians when jumping over an obstacle. It usually involves what is known as the forward seat or 2 point because the rider has 2 points in contact with the horse; the legs and hands. It was first… …   Wikipedia