stretch one's legs
stretch one's legs verb: to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.
Verb
stretch one's legs (third-person singular simple present stretches one's legs, present participle stretching one's legs, simple past and past participle stretched one's legs)
- To walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.
- I needed to stretch my legs after spending all day sitting around in meetings.
- In the interval between Sunday School and Church when the congregation stretched its legs, I saw Atticus standing in the yard with another knot of men.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
Forms of stretch one's legs
| third-person singular present | stretches one's legs |
|---|---|
| present participle | stretching one's legs |
| past participle | stretched one's legs |
| past | stretched one's legs |
Questions about stretch one's legs
- What does stretch one's legs mean?
- Stretch one's legs means to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.
- What part of speech is stretch one's legs?
- Stretch one's legs is a verb.
- What is the past tense of stretch one's legs?
- The past tense of stretch one's legs is stretched one's legs.
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