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English

Pronunciation


Verb

{{en-verb|stret|ch|es}}

  1. To lengthen by pulling.
  2. : I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
  3. To pull tight.
  4. : First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.
  5. To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
  6. : I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.
  7. To try to make too much of.
  8. : To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.
  9. To lengthen when pulled.
  10. : The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
  11. To extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles.
  12. : I woke up, yawned and stretched.


Translations

Noun

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  1. An act of stretching.
  2. : I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
  3. : To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
  4. The ability to lengthen when pulled.
  5. : That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
  6. A course of thought which similarly diverts from 'straight' logic
  7. A segment of a journey or route.
  8. : It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
  9. A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
  10. 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.
  11. A length of time
  12. : He did a 7-year stretch in jail.


Translations

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Related terms


Category:1000 English basic words Category:English ergative verbs

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stretch \Stretch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stretched; p. pr. & vb.
n. Stretching.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D.
strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. str[aum]cka, Dan.
straekke; cf. AS. straeck, strec, strong, violent, G. strack
straight; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to E. strong. Cf.
Straight.]
1. To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
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And stretch forth his neck long and small.
--Chaucer.
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I in conquest stretched mine arm. --Shak.
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2. To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a
straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
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3. To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as,
to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
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4. To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
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The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain.
--Shak.
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5. To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to
stretch a tendon or muscle.
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Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve. --Doddridge.
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6. To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the
truth; to stretch one's credit.
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They take up, one day, the most violent and
stretched prerogative. --Burke.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stretch \Stretch\, n.
1. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach;
effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a
stretch of the imagination.
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By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain.
--Dryden.
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Those put a lawful authority upon the stretch, to
the abuse of yower, under the color of prerogative.
--L'Estrange.
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2. A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time;
as, grassy stretches of land.
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A great stretch of cultivated country. --W. Black.
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But all of them left me a week at a stretch. --E.
Eggleston.
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3. The extent to which anything may be stretched.
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Quotations, in their utmost stretch, can signify no
more than that Luther lay under severe agonies of
mind. --Atterbury.
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This is the utmost stretch that nature can.
--Granville.
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4. (Naut.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one
tack; a tack or board.
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5. Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
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To be on the stretch, to be obliged to use one's utmost
powers.

Home stretch. See under Home, a.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stretch \Stretch\, v. i.
1. 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.
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As far as stretcheth any ground. --Gower.
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2. To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the
lazy man yawns and stretches.
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3. To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as
elastic or ductile substances.
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The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch
and yield, remained umbroken. --Boyle.
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4. To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to
stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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5. (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the
ship stretched to the eastward. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Stretch out, an order to rowers to extend themselves
forward in dipping the oar.
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WordNet stretch
adj 1: having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
[syn: stretch(a)]
2: easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"
n 1: a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of
highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
2: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn: reach,
reaching]
3: a straightaway section of a racetrack
4: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their
full extent [syn: stretching]
5: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full
stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any
stretch of his understanding"
6: an unbroken period of time during which you do something;
"there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in
the federal penitentiary" [syn: stint]
7: the capacity for being stretched [syn: stretchiness, stretchability]
v 1: occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath
the train line" [syn: stretch along]
2: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch
your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn:
extend]
3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth";
"extend the TV antenna" [syn: unfold, stretch out, extend]
4: become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric
stretches" [ant: shrink]
5: make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the
fabric" [syn: elongate]
6: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out
on the grass" [syn: stretch out]
7: pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the
torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
8: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the
limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
9: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or
inferior substance; often by replacing valuable
ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn:
adulterate, dilute, debase]
10: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance;
"stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the
casserole with a little rice" [syn: extend]
11: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a
minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: {stretch
out}]
Moby Dictionary
adaptability , adaptable , adaptive , add to , aesthetic distance ,
aggrandize , airing , amble , amplify , amplitude , and quarter , answer ,
archery ground , area , athletic field , athletics , augment , avail ,
badminton court , balloon , ballyhoo , baseball field ,
basketball court , be equal to , be lengthy , be prolonged , bear ,
belong , bend , billiard parlor , bit , bloat , bloating , blow up ,
bounce , bounciness , bouncy , bowling alley , bowling green , breadth ,
break , breaking point , breather , broaden , build , build up , bulk ,
bulk out , buoyance , buoyancy , buoyant , burlesque , calisthenics ,
caricature , carry , carry too far , clearance , compass ,
constitutional , continue , continuous tenure , course , court , cover ,
crane , crescendo , cricket ground , croquet ground , croquet lawn ,
daily dozen , day , deep space , depths of space , develop , diamond ,
diapason , dilate , dimensions , distance , distend , distension ,
distort , divergence , do , do it , drag out , draw , draw out ,
draw the longbow , drill , elastic , elasticity , elongate , elongation ,
embellish , encompass , enlarge , enlistment , environ , exaggerate ,
exercise , exercising , expand , expanse , expansion , extend ,
extend out , extensibility , extensile , extension , extent ,
extreme tension , fairway , farness , fateful moment , field , fill out ,
fill the bill , fit , flexibility , flexible , flexile , football field ,
forced march , fudge , fulfill , gamut , get by , gibbet , give ,
glaciarium , go , go around , go out , go to extremes , golf course ,
golf links , greaten , gridiron , gym , gymnasium , gymnastic exercises ,
gymnastics , hack it , hang , haul , heave , hike , hike up , hitch , hold ,
hour , hyperbolize , ice rink , increase , infield , infinity , inflate ,
inflation , instant , interval , isometrics , jaunt , juncture , just do ,
kairos , lay it on , leeway , length , lengthen , lengthen out ,
lengthening , lengthiness , let out , lie , light-years ,
linear measures , links , liveliness , lively , long time , longitude ,
longness , lynch , magnify , make , make much of , make the grade ,
march , margin , measure , meet , meet requirements , mileage , minute ,
moment , moment of truth , mush , neck , noose , orbit , outfield ,
outreach , outstretch , oval , overall length , overcharge ,
overdevelop , overdistend , overdistension , overdo , overdraw ,
overdrawing , overestimate , overexert , overexertion , overexpand ,
overexpansion , overextend , overextension , overpaint , overpraise ,
overreach , overreact , oversell , overspeak , overstate , overstrain ,
overstraining , overstress , overstretch , overstretching , overtax ,
overtaxing , pad , parade , parsecs , pass , pass muster , period ,
peripatetic journey , peripateticism , perpetuity , perspective ,
physical education , physical jerks , piece , pile it on , playground ,
playing field , playroom , point , polo ground , pool hall , poolroom ,
practice , pregnant moment , press , prison term , produce , production ,
prolong , prolongate , prolongation , promenade , protract ,
protraction , psychological moment , puff , puff up , pull , pull out ,
pump , pump up , purview , putting green , qualify , racecourse , rack ,
racket court , radius , raise , ramble , range , rarefy , reach ,
reach out , rebound , region , register , remoteness , resilience ,
resiliency , resilient , responsive , responsiveness , rink , roll , run ,
satisfy , saunter , scale , schlep , scop , scope , scrag , season ,
section , separation , serve , serve the purpose ,
setting-up exercises , skating rink , snap , snapping point , snowball ,
soccer field , space , span , spectrum , spell , spin out , sprawl ,
spread , spring , springiness , springy , squash court , stage , stand ,
stand on tiptoes , stand up , stint , straddle , straggle , strain ,
strain every nerve , straining , stress , stress and strain ,
stressfulness , stretch out , stretch the truth , stretchability ,
stretchable , stretchiness , stretching , stretchy , stride ,
string out , string up , stringing out , stroll , suffice , sufflate ,
supple , surround , sweat blood , sweep , swell , swelling , take in ,
take it , talk big , talk in superlatives , tauten , tax , taxing ,
tennis court , tense , tension , tenure , term , thrust out , tighten ,
time , time lag , tone , tonicity , tonus , tour , tour of duty , tout ,
track , tract , traipse , tramp , travesty , trudge , tug , tumefy , turf ,
turn , up , walk , walking tour , warp , way , ways , whet , while , whippy ,
widen , work , workout , yardage , yoga


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