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Definition of Stretch

1. Adjective. Having an elongated seating area. "A stretch limousine"

2. Noun. A large and unbroken expanse or distance. "A stretch of clear water"

3. Verb. Occupy a large, elongated area. "The park stretched beneath the train line"

4. Verb. Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body. "Extend your right arm above your head"

5. Adjective. Easily stretched. "Stretch hosiery"

6. Noun. The act of physically reaching or thrusting out.

7. Verb. Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. "Extend the TV antenna"

8. Noun. A straightaway section of a racetrack.

9. Verb. Become longer by being stretched and pulled. "These fabrics stretch easily"; "The fabric stretches"

10. Noun. Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent.

11. Verb. Make long or longer by pulling and stretching. "Stretch the fabric"

12. Noun. Extension to or beyond the ordinary limit. "Beyond any stretch of his understanding"

13. Verb. Lie down comfortably. "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

14. Noun. An unbroken period of time during which you do something. "He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

15. Verb. Pull in opposite directions. "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

16. Noun. The capacity for being stretched.

17. Verb. Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly. "Stretch the imagination"

18. Verb. Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. "Adulterate liquor"

19. Verb. Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance. "Extend the casserole with a little rice"

20. Verb. Extend one's body or limbs. "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

Definition of Stretch

1. v. t. To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

2. v. i. To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles.

3. n. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.

Definition of Stretch

1. Verb. (transitive) To lengthen by pulling. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) (ergative) To lengthen when pulled. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To pull tight. ¹

4. Verb. (figuratively) (transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource. ¹

5. Verb. (figuratively) (transitive) To be inaccurate by exaggeration. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To extend from limit point to limit point. ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) or (transitive) To extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To extend to a limit point ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) to increase ¹

10. Noun. An act of stretching. ¹

11. Noun. The ability to lengthen when pulled. ¹

12. Noun. A course of thought which similarly diverts from 'straight' logic ¹

13. Noun. A segment of a journey or route. ¹

14. Noun. (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it. ¹

15. Noun. (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner. ¹

16. Noun. A length of time ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stretch

1. to draw out or open to full length [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stretch

stressed stressed-out stressed out stresses stressfree stressful stressfully stressfulness stressing stressless

stresslessness stresslet stressor stressors stressy stretch (current term) stretch(a) stretch along stretch forth stretch limo

stretch limos stretch mark stretch marks stretch one's legs stretch out stretch pants stretch receptor stretch reflex stretch the truth stretchabilities

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