BACKSTRETCH

Etymology

Noun

backstretch (plural backstretches)

(athletics, horse racing, car racing) synonym of back straight.

(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.

(figuratively) The middle part of an event.

(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.

Synonyms

• back straight

Antonyms

• frontstretch

• home stretch, homestretch

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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