venytellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
• stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

venytellä is used for these senses in English:

• rax (UK, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, intransitive) To stretch after sleep.
• stretch (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
• stretch (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.

flex — full definition

1. verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
2. verb To show off or boast, often about wealth, status, or ability (informal).
3. noun A flexible insulated electrical cord or cable (chiefly British).
4. noun An instance of boasting or showing off (informal).

stretch — full definition

1. verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
2. verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
3. verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
4. noun A continuous extent of time or distance.

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