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stretch
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- pronunciation:
- strech
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
stretches, stretching, stretched |
definition 1: |
to lengthen or extend (the body or limbs) to the full length.
You should stretch your legs both before and after you run.- synonyms:
- expand
- similar words:
- elongate, extend, lengthen, open, spread, unfold
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definition 2: |
to cause to extend or reach from one point to another.
The repairmen stretched a wire from the pole to the house.- synonyms:
- extend, string
- similar words:
- connect
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definition 3: |
to reach out or extend (the arm or hand).
He stretched his hand out to help me.- synonyms:
- extend
- antonyms:
- retract, withdraw
- similar words:
- offer, protract, put out, reach out
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definition 4: |
to pull or draw tightly; make taut.
We stretched the tent over its poles.- synonyms:
- draw, tauten
- antonyms:
- relax
- similar words:
- strain, tense
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definition 5: |
to cause to lengthen or widen.
He stretched his chewing gum into long strings.- synonyms:
- broaden, elongate, lengthen, widen
- antonyms:
- compress
- similar words:
- distend, enlarge, expand, prolong, protract, pull, spread
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definition 6: |
to cause to serve beyond the usual limits; tax unduly.
The repairs seriously stretched our budget.- synonyms:
- overtax, strain
- similar words:
- exhaust, overburden, overwork
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definition 7: |
to strain to the maximum extent.
To finish the project they will need to stretch themselves.- synonyms:
- strain
- similar words:
- bend, challenge, exert, push
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related words: |
amplify, bag, bloat, broaden, carry, draw, embarrass, fan, inflate, limber, prolong, spin, stress, tone, traverse |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to extend over an area or in a certain direction.
The Silk Road stretched from southern Europe into China.- synonyms:
- extend, reach
- similar words:
- carry, come, go, hang, range, run, sprawl, spread
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definition 2: |
to lie down; recline fully.
He stretched out on the couch for a nap.- synonyms:
- lie down, recline
- similar words:
- loll, lounge, sprawl
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definition 3: |
to have the capability of being stretched.
This elastic stretches easily.- similar words:
- expand, extend, lengthen, spread
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definition 4: |
to become lengthened or widened.
These jeans have stretched in the knees.The shoes had been a little tight, but they stretched.- synonyms:
- broaden, lengthen, widen
- similar words:
- distend, elongate, expand, spread
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definition 5: |
to extend over a certain time period.
The queen's reign stretched over nearly seven decades.- synonyms:
- reach, span
- similar words:
- continue, endure, extend, last, persist, range
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definition 6: |
to flex one's muscles and extend one's limbs.
She yawned and stretched as she got out of bed.The cat had been sleeping but now rolled onto its side and stretched. |
related words: |
amplify, bag, balloon, bloat, fan, limber, scramble |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of stretching.
We always do our stretches at the beginning of the ballet class.- synonyms:
- expansion
- similar words:
- reach
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definition 2: |
the condition of being stretched.
She was annoyed when she saw the stretch of the material.- synonyms:
- expansion
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definition 3: |
a continuous expanse or distance.
Who owns that stretch of land along the river?- synonyms:
- expanse, reach, sweep
- similar words:
- extent, run, sheet, spread
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definition 4: |
the degree to which something can be stretched; elasticity.
These shoelaces have a short stretch.- synonyms:
- elasticity, give, stretchiness
- similar words:
- spring
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definition 5: |
a continuous or extended period of time.
I haven't seen them for a long stretch.- synonyms:
- period, while
- similar words:
- run, space
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definition 6: |
a prison term.
He was in for a ten-year stretch. |
related words: |
area, belt, bout, extension, extent, length, patch, period, term, time, tract |
derivations: |
stretchable (adj.), stretchability (n.) |
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