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потя́гиваться — meaning in English

potyagivatsya

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English meaning

  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

потя́гиваться is used for these senses in English:

  • pandiculate (ambitransitive) To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.
  • rax (UK, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, intransitive) To stretch after sleep.
  • 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 — 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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