Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Stretching /strĕch'-ĭng/ · Stretch·ing · IPA /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ 01 a. & n. a. & n. from Stretch, v. 1. a. & n. from Stretch, v. See: Stretch Phrases & compounds Stretching course — a course or series of stretchers. See Stretcher, 2.