to restretch

Examples

• All

• I need to restretch after sitting for so long.

• After sitting at his desk for hours, he stood up to restretch his arms and legs.

• The coach told the players to restretch before starting the second half of the game.

• She restretches before every workout.

• After sitting at his desk for hours, he stood up to restretch his arms and legs.

• The coach told the players to restretch before starting the second half of the game.

• If you feel tightness, it's helpful to restretch your muscles gently.

Synonyms

W

to warm up

vsto restretch

95 2.2

Do gentle exercises to prepare the body for harder activity

repeats light preparatory movement mainly to relieve stiffness again

L

to loosen up

vsto restretch

• Informal

8 3.0

To make muscles less tight and more ready for exercise by stretching

repeats gentle muscle movements to relieve stiffness and prepare again

L

to limber up

vsto restretch

• Informal

2 3.4

Prepare your body for exercise by stretching or doing light movements

repeats those exercises to loosen stiff muscles before activity

U

to unlimber

vsto restretch

8.8

To move or stretch your muscles so they are ready to work

repeats the gentle limb motion to ease stiffness before activity

Antonyms

C

to contract

52 3.0

Become smaller or tighter, for example when a muscle shortens

How Stretched

to overstretch

1 5.6

to restretch

3.5

to stretch

185 1.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology