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stretch vs movement

movement vs stretch

stretch and movement both are nouns.

stretch is an adjective but movement is not an adjective.

stretch is a verb but movement is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stretch Yes Yes Yes No
movement Yes No No No
As nouns, movement is a hypernym of stretch; that is, movement is a word with a broader meaning than stretch:
  • stretch: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
  • movement: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Other hypernyms of stretch include motility, motion, move.
stretch (noun) movement (noun)
exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out the act of changing the location of something
extension to or beyond the ordinary limit a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a straightaway section of a racetrack the act of changing location from one place to another
the capacity for being stretched the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
a large and unbroken expanse or distance a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
an unbroken period of time during which you do something a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a euphemism for defecation
stretch (adjective) movement (adjective)
easily stretched
having an elongated seating area
stretch (verb) movement (verb)
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
extend one's body or limbs
become longer by being stretched and pulled
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
pull in opposite directions
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
lie down comfortably
occupy a large, elongated area
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