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- Dictionarystretch/strɛtʃ/
verb
- 1. (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking: "my jumper stretched in the wash" Similar
- 2. straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something: "the cat yawned and stretched" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of stretching one's limbs or body: "I got up and had a stretch" Similar Opposite
- 2. a continuous area or expanse of land or water: "a treacherous stretch of road" Similar
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STRETCH definition: 1. to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction: 2. to make…. Learn more.
The meaning of STRETCH is to extend (one's limbs, one's body, etc.) in a reclining position. How to use stretch in a sentence.
Stretch definition: to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out). See examples of STRETCH used in a sentence.
If you stretch an amount of something or if it stretches, you make it last longer than it usually would by being careful and not wasting any of it.
To stretch is to extend or lengthen something beyond the normal length. You stretched both your vacation and the truth when you called out of work on Monday saying your flight home from Ibiza was canceled.
a. To extend or enlarge beyond the usual or proper limits: stretch the meaning of a word. b. To subject to undue strain: to stretch one's patience. 8. a. To expand in order to fulfill a larger function: stretch a budget; stretch a paycheck. b. To increase the quantity of by admixture or dilution: stretch a meal by thinning the stew. 9.
to become longer or wider, or to pull something so that it becomes longer or wider: Don't pull my sweater - you'll stretch it. Fewer examples. The fibres allow the material to stretch. The skin is then stretched across the top of the drum. The balloon will stretch as it is filled with gas.