étirer — meaning in English

English meaning

• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
• stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

étirer is used for these senses in English:

• strain (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
• stretch (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.

strain — full definition

1. verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
2. verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
3. verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
4. noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
5. noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.

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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