Refers to the act of stretching or spreading something, often used in contexts like dough, fabric, or physical extension.
I had the suit pressed at the dry cleaner's.
The bread dough hasn't been stretched enough.
Make the stretching of the cloth even.
He can swim long distances using the sidestroke.
伸し is another name for the sidestroke.
He can swim long distances using the sidestroke.
熨斗 (のし) is the decorative folded paper attached to gifts, an unrelated word that happens to share the same reading as 伸し.
flattened rice cakes
promote; raise someone's status; make richer
lean over; bend over; loom over · weigh on; bear heavily on; lie on
Derived from the verb 伸す (のす, 'to stretch, spread'). The swimming sense likely comes from the stretching motion of the stroke.