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stretch

Definition of stretch (English)

adjective satellite

  1. having an elongated seating area
    • a stretch limousine
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  2. easily stretched
    • stretch hosiery
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noun

  1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance
    • a stretch of highway
    • a stretch of clear water
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  2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
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  3. a straightaway section of a racetrack
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  4. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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  5. 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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  6. an unbroken period of time during which you do something
    • there were stretches of boredom
    • he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
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  7. the capacity for being stretched
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  8. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
    sumber: webster1913

verb

  1. occupy a large, elongated area
    • The park stretched beneath the train line
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  2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
    • Stretch your legs!
    • Extend your right arm above your head
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  3. 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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  4. become longer by being stretched and pulled
    • The fabric stretches
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  5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching
    • stretch the fabric
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  6. lie down comfortably
    • To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass
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  7. pull in opposite directions
    • During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack
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  8. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
    • Stretch the limits
    • stretch my patience
    • stretch the imagination
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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. extend one's body or limbs
    • Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
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  12. To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
    sumber: webster1913
  13. 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.
    sumber: webster1913