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Stretching vs Squashing - What's the difference?

stretching | squashing |

As nouns the difference between stretching and squashing

is that stretching is the act by which something is stretched while squashing is the act by which something is squashed; a pressing.

As verbs the difference between stretching and squashing

is that stretching is present participle of lang=en while squashing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective squashing is

belittling.

stretching

English

Noun

(wikipedia stretching) (en noun)
  • The act by which something is stretched.
  • * 1859 , Victor Regnault, Elements of Chemistry
    • [Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings , before they acquire the necessary pliancy.
  • A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • ----

    squashing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Belittling.
  • * 1978 , Kerry Allyne, Tuesday's Jillaroo
    • ...what she hoped was a suitably imperious and squashing tone.

    Derived terms

    * squashingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is squashed; a pressing.

    • Anagrams

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