esticar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old French estrikier (to make longer, to stretch); ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (to stretch). Compare Galician estricar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

esticar (first-person singular present estico, first-person singular preterite estiquei, past participle esticado)

  1. (transitive) to stretch (lengthen by pulling)
    Synonyms: estender, empertigar
  2. (intransitive) to stretch (to be longer, as by pulling)
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to extend
    Synonym: prolongar
  4. (colloquial, intransitive) to die
    Synonym: morrer

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