alongamento — meaning in English
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English meaning
- stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
- stretching noun Exercise that gently extends a muscle to its full length to improve flexibility.
Senses
alongamento is used for these senses in English:
- allonge (legal, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
- stretch An act of stretching.
- stretching A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.
stretch — full definition
- verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
- verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
- verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
- noun A continuous extent of time or distance.