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# stretchy

adjective (stretchy, stretchier, stretchiest)

«stretchy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Stretchy means able to stretch, to become longer or wider when you pull it, and often to go back to its shape after. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about materials, «stretchy» is a property: rubber bands, elastic, Lycra and balloons are stretchy, while glass and wood are not. Pupils test which materials are stretchy and fair-test how far they stretch. In everyday life clothes for sport are made of stretchy fabric. Words that mean nearly the same: elastic, flexible.

### Examples

- Rubber bands are stretchy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/#x1)
- I wear stretchy leggings for gymnastics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/#x2)
- Pizza cheese gets stretchy when it's hot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/#x3)
- Which material is the stretchiest? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/#x4)
- The slime was gooey and stretchy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/#x5)
- Swimming costumes are made of stretchy fabric. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/#x6)
- Bubble gum is stretchy when you chew it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/#x7)

### Note

Comparative: stretchier, stretchiest. From «stretch» + -y. «Stretchy» is informal; in science reports «elastic» is the more exact word: an elastic material returns to its shape; some stretchy things (like gum) do not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stretchy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stretchy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stretchy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stretchy.html) on Mova free.