backstretch

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: back stretch, backscratch, backstitch

Antonyms: back stretch, backscratch, backstitch

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|athletics|horse racing|car racing}} {{synonym of|en|back straight|t=[[straight#Adjective|straight]] part of a [[racetrack]], [[running]] [[track#Noun|track]], etc., opposite the [[finishing line]]}}.
2. {{lb|en|horse racing}} An [[area]] next to a racetrack used to [[stable#Verb|stable]] the [[racehorse]]s and [[house#Verb|house]] [[employee]]s.
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} The [[middle#Adjective|middle]] part of an [[event#Noun|event]].
4. {{lb|en|exercise}} An [[exercise#Noun|exercise]] that [[stretch#Verb|stretches]] the [[muscle#Noun|muscles]] of the [[back#Noun|back]].
5. {{lb|en|firefighting}} The laying of a supply line from the region of the fire backwards toward the water source.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|firefighting}} To lay a supply line from the region of the fire backwards toward the water source.

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