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stretch

/str/E//tS/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance

    noun.object

    Examples
    A stretch of highway.
    A stretch of clear water.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

    noun.act

    Synonyms reach reaching

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a straightaway section of a racetrack

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

    noun.act

    Synonyms stretching

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

    noun.act

    Examples
    Running at full stretch.
    By no stretch of the imagination.
    Beyond any stretch of his understanding.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. an unbroken period of time during which you do something

    noun.time

    Examples
    There were stretches of boredom.
    He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary.
    Synonyms stint

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. the capacity for being stretched

    noun.attribute

    Synonyms stretchability stretchiness

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a <i>stretch</i> of the limbs; a <i>stretch</i> of the imagination.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. having an elongated seating area

    adj.all

    Examples
    A stretch limousine.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. easily stretched

    adj.all

    Examples
    Stretch hosiery.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. occupy a large, elongated area

    verb.stative

    Examples
    The park stretched beneath the train line.
    Synonyms stretch along

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

    verb.body

    Examples
    Stretch your legs!
    Synonyms extend

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Stretch out that piece of cloth.
    Synonyms extend stretch out unfold

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. become longer by being stretched and pulled

    verb.change

    Examples
    The fabric stretches.
    Antonyms contract shrink

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching

    verb.change

    Examples
    Stretch the fabric.
    Synonyms elongate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. lie down comfortably

    verb.motion

    Examples
    To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass.
    Synonyms stretch out

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. pull in opposite directions

    verb.contact

    Examples
    During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

    verb.change

    Examples
    Stretch the limits.
    Stretch my patience.
    Stretch the imagination.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

    verb.change

    Synonyms adulterate debase dilute load

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

    verb.change

    Examples
    Stretch the soup by adding some more cream.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. extend one's body or limbs

    verb.body

    Examples
    Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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