estirar
/estiˈɾaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to stretch
🤸 estirar sounds like 'a stir-ar': you stir-ar your arms out wide to stretch
Break it into es-ti-rar and link it to English 'tire' and 'tense': after you tire, you stretch. It also echoes Latin 'stringere' (to draw tight), which fits pulling something tight and long.