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Quick definitions from WordNet (stretch)
▸ noun: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit ("Running at full stretch")
▸ noun: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
▸ noun: a straightaway section of a racetrack
▸ noun: the capacity for being stretched
▸ noun: a large and unbroken expanse or distance ("A stretch of highway")
▸ noun: an unbroken period of time during which you do something ("There were stretches of boredom")
▸ noun: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
▸ verb: become longer by being stretched and pulled ("The fabric stretches")
▸ verb: occupy a large, elongated area ("The park stretched beneath the train line")
▸ verb: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body ("Stretch your legs!")
▸ verb: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly ("Stretch the limits")
▸ verb: extend one's body or limbs ("Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours")
▸ verb: pull in opposite directions ("During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack")
▸ verb: lie down comfortably ("To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass")
▸ verb: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length ("Stretch out that piece of cloth")
▸ verb: make long or longer by pulling and stretching ("Stretch the fabric")
▸ verb: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
▸ verb: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance ("Stretch the soup by adding some more cream")
▸ adjective: easily stretched ("Stretch hosiery")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #21203)
▸ Also see stretchy
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to stretch
▸ Usage examples for stretch
▸ Idioms related to stretch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing stretch
▸ Popular nouns described by stretch
▸ Words that often appear near stretch
▸ Rhymes of stretch
▸ Invented words related to stretch
▸ noun: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit ("Running at full stretch")
▸ noun: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
▸ noun: a straightaway section of a racetrack
▸ noun: the capacity for being stretched
▸ noun: a large and unbroken expanse or distance ("A stretch of highway")
▸ noun: an unbroken period of time during which you do something ("There were stretches of boredom")
▸ noun: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
▸ verb: become longer by being stretched and pulled ("The fabric stretches")
▸ verb: occupy a large, elongated area ("The park stretched beneath the train line")
▸ verb: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body ("Stretch your legs!")
▸ verb: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly ("Stretch the limits")
▸ verb: extend one's body or limbs ("Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours")
▸ verb: pull in opposite directions ("During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack")
▸ verb: lie down comfortably ("To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass")
▸ verb: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length ("Stretch out that piece of cloth")
▸ verb: make long or longer by pulling and stretching ("Stretch the fabric")
▸ verb: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
▸ verb: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance ("Stretch the soup by adding some more cream")
▸ adjective: easily stretched ("Stretch hosiery")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #21203)
▸ Also see stretchy
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to stretch
▸ Usage examples for stretch
▸ Idioms related to stretch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing stretch
▸ Popular nouns described by stretch
▸ Words that often appear near stretch
▸ Rhymes of stretch
▸ Invented words related to stretch