stretch

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Pronunciation
/stɹɛtʃ/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

An act of stretching.

Example Sentences
  • I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
2 Definition

The ability to lengthen when pulled.

Example Sentences
  • That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
3 Definition

A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.

Example Sentences
  • It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
4 Definition

A segment of a journey or route.

Example Sentences
  • It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
5 Definition

A segment or length of material.

Example Sentences
  • a stretch of cloth
6 Definition

A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.

7 Definition

A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.

8 Definition

Term of address for a tall person.

9 Definition

The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.

10 Definition

A length of time.

11 Definition

A stretch limousine.

Verb
13 definition(s)
1 Definition

To lengthen by pulling.

Example Sentences
  • I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
2 Definition

To lengthen when pulled.

Example Sentences
  • The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
3 Definition

To pull tight.

Example Sentences
  • First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.
4 Definition

To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

Example Sentences
  • I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.
5 Definition

To make inaccurate by exaggeration.

Example Sentences
  • To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.
6 Definition

To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.

Example Sentences
  • The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.
7 Definition

To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles

Example Sentences
  • Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack.
8 Definition

To extend to a limit point

Example Sentences
  • His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns.
9 Definition

To increase.

10 Definition

To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.

Example Sentences
  • a man apt to stretch in his report of facts
11 Definition

To sail by the wind under press of canvas.

Example Sentences
  • The ship stretched to the eastward.
12 Definition

To execute by hanging.

13 Definition

To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.