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stretch
/strɛʧ/
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Definitions of stretch
  1. noun
    exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

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    stretching
  2. verb
    occupy a large, elongated area
    "The park stretched beneath the train line"

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    stretch along
    type of:
    be
  3. verb
    corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

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    adulterate debase dilute load
    type of:
    corrupt spoil
  4. verb
    lie down comfortably
    "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

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    stretch out
    type of:
    lie down lie
  5. noun
    the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

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    reach reaching
  6. verb
    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
    "stretch out that piece of cloth"

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    extend stretch out unfold
  7. verb
    increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
    "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"

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    extend
    type of:
    increase
  8. verb
    make long or longer by pulling and stretching
    "stretch the fabric"

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    elongate
    type of:
    lengthen
  9. noun
    an unbroken period of time during which you do something
    "there were stretches of boredom" "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

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    stint
  10. noun
    the capacity for being stretched

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    stretchability stretchiness
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    elasticity snap
  11. verb
    extend one's body or limbs
    "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

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    stretch out
    type of:
    move
  12. verb
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

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    extend
    type of:
    tense up tense strain
  13. noun
    a large and unbroken expanse or distance
    "a stretch of highway" "a stretch of clear water"
    type of:
    expanse
  14. noun
    a straightaway section of a racetrack
  15. verb
    become longer by being stretched and pulled
    "The fabric stretches"
    Opposite:
    shrink
    type of:
    grow
  16. adjective
    easily stretched
    "stretch hosiery"

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    elastic
  17. verb
    extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
    "stretch my patience" "stretch the imagination"
    type of:
    broaden extend widen
  18. noun
    extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
    "running at full stretch" "by no stretch of the imagination" "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
    type of:
    extension
  19. adjective
    having an elongated seating area
    "a stretch limousine"

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    long
  20. verb
    pull in opposite directions
    "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
    type of:
    pull draw
Examples of stretch
  • "The park stretched beneath the train line"
  • "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
  • "stretch out that piece of cloth"
  • "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"
  • "stretch the fabric"
  • "there were stretches of boredom"
  • "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
  • "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
  • "a stretch of highway"
  • "a stretch of clear water"
  • "The fabric stretches"
  • "stretch hosiery"
  • "stretch my patience"
  • "stretch the imagination"
  • "running at full stretch"
  • "by no stretch of the imagination"
  • "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
  • "a stretch limousine"
  • "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
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