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backstretch

noun
/ˈbækstɹɛt͡ʃ/US

Etymology

From back + stretch.

  1. derived from *(s)treg-✻
  2. inherited from *strakkjan✻ — “to stretch, make taut or tight”
  3. inherited from streċċan — “to stretch, hold out, extend, spread out, prostrate”
  4. inherited from strecchen
  5. compounded as backstretch — “back + stretch”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite…

    Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).

  2. An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.

  3. The middle part of an event.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.

      • I went over to the other bed and lay down. My knees were hanging over the side of the bed, providing me with a fairly decent back stretch. With my eyes closed, I could hear sleep calling.

    2. The laying of a supply line from the region of the fire backwards toward the water source.

    3. To lay a supply line from the region of the fire backwards toward the water source.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA