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prestretch

prestretch verb: to stretch in advance.

Verb

prestretch (third-person singular simple present prestretches, present participle prestretching, simple past and past participle prestretched)

  1. (transitive) To stretch in advance.

Forms of prestretch

third-person singular presentprestretches
present participleprestretching
past participleprestretched
pastprestretched
alternative formpre-stretch

Origin of prestretch

From pre- + stretch.

Questions about prestretch

What does prestretch mean?
Prestretch means to stretch in advance.
What part of speech is prestretch?
Prestretch is a verb.
What is the past tense of prestretch?
The past tense of prestretch is prestretched.

Words near prestretch in the dictionary

  1. prestress
  2. prestressed
  3. prestressed concrete
  4. prestresses
  5. prestressing
  6. prestretch
  7. prestretched
  8. prestretches
  9. prestretching
  10. prestriate
  11. Prestridge

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