Answer: stretching

AnswerCrossword Clue
stretchingStraighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something
stretching(of something soft or elastic) Be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking
stretchingExtend or spread over an area or period of time
stretchingMake great demands on the capacity or resources of
stretchingCause to do this
stretchingLast or cause to last longer than expected
stretchingCause (someone) to make maximum use of their talents or abilities
stretchingAdapt or extend the scope of (something) in a way that exceeds a reasonable or acceptable limit
stretchingSTRETCH, to extend (to expand (to increase in size or volume))
stretchingPull (something) tightly from one point to another or across a space