dehnen — meaning in English

English meaning

• dilate verb To become or make wider, larger, or more open.
• 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

dehnen is used for these senses in English:

• dilate (transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.
• dilate (intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
• strain (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
• stretch An act of stretching.
• stretch (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
• stretch (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
• 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.
• stretch out (intransitive) To lie fully extended.

dilate — full definition

1. verb To become or make wider, larger, or more open.
2. verb (formal) To speak or write about something at length.

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.

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