noun
Refers to the act of stretching or spreading something, often used in contexts like dough, fabric, or physical extension.
パン生地の伸しが足りない。
The bread dough hasn't been stretched enough.
布の伸しを均一にする。
Make the stretching of the cloth even.
noun
A swimming stroke; the term is often used in the context of 横泳ぎ (sidestroke).
See also: 横泳ぎ
彼は伸しで長い距離を泳げる。
He can swim long distances using the sidestroke.
伸しは横泳ぎの別名だ。
伸し is another name for the sidestroke.