English to English
stretch
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noun (n)
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance(noun.object)Example:
A stretch of highway.
A stretch of clear water.
source: wordnet30 - a straightaway section of a racetrack(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- extension to or beyond the ordinary limit(noun.act)Example:
Running at full stretch.
By no stretch of the imagination.
Beyond any stretch of his understanding.
source: wordnet30 - an unbroken period of time during which you do something(noun.time)Example:
There were stretches of boredom.
He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary.
source: wordnet30 - the capacity for being stretched(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- having an elongated seating area(adj.all)Example:
A stretch limousine.
source: wordnet30 - easily stretched(adj.all)Example:
Stretch hosiery.
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verb (v)
- occupy a large, elongated area(verb.stative)Example:
The park stretched beneath the train line.
source: wordnet30 - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body(verb.body)Example:
Stretch your legs!.
source: wordnet30 - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length(verb.motion)Example:
Stretch out that piece of cloth.
source: wordnet30 - make long or longer by pulling and stretching(verb.change)Example:
Stretch the fabric.
source: wordnet30 - lie down comfortably(verb.motion)Example:
To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass.
source: wordnet30 - pull in opposite directions(verb.contact)Example:
During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack.
source: wordnet30 - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly(verb.change)Example:
Stretch the limits.
Stretch my patience.
Stretch the imagination.
source: wordnet30 - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance(verb.change)Example:
Stretch the soup by adding some more cream.
source: wordnet30 - extend one's body or limbs(verb.body)Example:
Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours.
source: wordnet30 - To reach out; to extend; to put forth.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913