stretch
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(s) having an elongated seating area
- a stretch limousine
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(s) easily stretched
- stretch hosiery
Nouns
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(n) a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a stretch of highway
- a stretch of clear water
- (n) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out reaching, reach,
- (n) a straightaway section of a racetrack
- (n) exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent stretching,
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(n) extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
- running at full stretch
- by no stretch of the imagination
- beyond any stretch of his understanding
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(n) an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- there were stretches of boredom
- he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
- (n) the capacity for being stretched stretchability, stretchiness,
Verbs
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(v) occupy a large, elongated area
- The park stretched beneath the train line
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(v) extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- Stretch your legs!
- Extend your right arm above your head
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(v) extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- Unfold the newspaper
- stretch out that piece of cloth
- extend the TV antenna
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(v) become longer by being stretched and pulled
- The fabric stretches
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(v) make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- stretch the fabric
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(v) lie down comfortably
- To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass
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(v) pull in opposite directions
- During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack
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(v) extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
- Stretch the limits
- stretch my patience
- stretch the imagination
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(v) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- adulterate liquor
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(v) 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
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(v) extend one's body or limbs
- Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours