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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

restretch en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + stretch.

Meanings

  1. To stretch again or anew.
    • One of the best descriptions of the often indecipherable look of the work comes from José Coronado, the costume designer, who has compared the dancers in motion to rubber bands stretching and restretching. 2007 May 3, Jennifer Dunning, “In the Swirl of Bodies, a Flurry of Emotions”, in New York Times:

Forms

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restretches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
restretched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
restretched Tense=Past lexicographic
restretching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic