stretch
— Verb
– English
～ extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
stretch
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～ occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"
stretch
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～ make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
stretch along
— Verb
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～ occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"
stretch
— Verb
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～ 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"
stretch
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～ lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
stretch
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～ corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
stretch out
— Verb
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～ lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
stretch
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～ pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
stretch forth
— Verb
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～ thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
stretch out
— Verb
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～ extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
stretch
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～ extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
stretch
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～ extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
stretch
— Verb
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～ become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
stretch out
— Verb
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～ extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
stretch out
— Verb
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～ thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
stretch
— Verb
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～ extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
stretch out
— Verb
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～ stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
stretchability
— Noun
– English
～ the capacity for being stretched
stretchable
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape