to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread
1.to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)2.to promote
1.to straighten2.to stretch out
to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
1.can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take2.flexible
1.to right wrongs2.to redress an injustice
to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)
1.runway (for a fashion show etc)2.catwalk
freeloader; moocher; sponger
see 能屈能伸[néng qū néng shēn]
1.to give rise (to)2.to spawn3.to spread (to)
(baseball) (loanword) sinker
freeloader; moocher; sponger
大丈夫能屈能伸 1.A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.2.ready to give and take3.flexible
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人, one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)