act of stretching; condition of being stretched; large expanse; stretchiness, elasticity; duration of time; period of imprisonment
draw out to the full length, extend, elongate; be extended; reach out; pull, make taut; strain; be pulled; be elongated; lie down; extend over a certain period of time, span
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Stretch Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Stretch Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
(v. t.)
To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
(v. t.)
To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.
To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.
(v. t.)
To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
(v. t.)
To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.
To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.
(v. t.)
To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
(v. i.)
To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.
To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.
(v. i.)
To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward.
To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward.
(v. i.)
To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
(v. i.)
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.
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.
(v. i.)
To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances.
To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances.
(n.)
The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
(n.)
The extent to which anything may be stretched.
The extent to which anything may be stretched.
(n.)
Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
(n.)
Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
(n.)
A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.
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\stretch\, v. i.
1. 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. as far as stretcheth any ground.
2. to extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
3. to be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances. the inner membrane because it would stretch and yield, remained umbroken.
4. to strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts. [obs. or colloq.]
5. (naut.) to sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward. am. nav. encyc.
stretch
out, an order to rowers to extend themselves forward in dipping the oar.
stretch
\stretch\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. stretched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. stretching.] [oe. strecchen, as. streccan; akin to d. strekken, g. strecken, ohg. strecchen, sw. str?cka, dan. str?kke; cf. as. str?ck, strec, strong, violent, g. strack straight; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to e. strong. cf. straight.] 1. to reach out; to extend; to put forth. and stretch forth his neck long and small. i in conquest stretched mine arm.
2. to draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
3. to cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
4. to make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly. the ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain.
5. to draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle. awake, my soul, stretch every nerve. --doddridge.
6. to exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit. they take up, one day, the most violent and stretched prerogative.
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\stretch\, n. 1. act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination. by stretch of arms the distant shore to gain. those put a lawful authority upon the stretch, to the abuse of yower, under the color of prerogative.
2. a continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land. a great stretch of cultivated country. black. but all of them left me a week at a stretch. eggleston.
3. the extent to which anything may be stretched. quotations, in their utmost stretch, can signify no more than that luther lay under severe agonies of mind. this is the utmost stretch that nature can.
4. (naut.) the reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
5. course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
Annelu = v. to stretch; to aim
Cryddu = v. to stretch round
Llyf = n. a stretch out; a licking
Pledru = v. to stretch out
Rhythu = v. to stretch out
Tannu = v. to stretch, to throb
Tant = n. stretch; start; spasm, throb. Tant telyn, harp string
Tau = v. to stretch out; to be still, pron. thine
Tedu = v. to stretch, to distend
Tellu = v. to stretch over
Tran = n. space, stretch, district
Tyn = n. a pull, a stretch, a. tight, stretched; stubborn
Ymestyn = v. to stretch one's self
1. term of imprisonment; 2. jocular form of address to a tall person
a way of putting down a heckler
Noun
1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
(hypernym) expanse
(hyponym) slack
(derivation) stretch along
2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
(synonym) reach, reaching
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) outreach
(derivation) stretch out
3. a straightaway section of a racetrack
(hypernym) straightaway, straight
(hyponym) homestretch
(part-holonym) racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track
(classification) racing
4. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
(synonym) stretching
(hypernym) exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
(hyponym) pandiculation
(derivation) extend
5. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
(hypernym) extension
6. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
(synonym) stint
(hypernym) duration, continuance
7. the capacity for being stretched
(synonym) stretchiness, stretchability
(hypernym) elasticity, snap
Verb
1. occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"
(synonym) stretch along
(hypernym) be
2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
(synonym) extend
(hypernym) tense, strain, tense up
(hyponym) spread-eagle
(derivation) stretching
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"
(synonym) unfold, stretch out, extend
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(verb-group) extend
4. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
(antonym) shrink, contract
(hypernym) grow
(hyponym) give, yield
5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
(synonym) elongate
(hypernym) lengthen
6. lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
(synonym) stretch out
(hypernym) lie down, lie
7. pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(hyponym) pull back, draw
8. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
(hypernym) widen, broaden, extend
9. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
(synonym) adulterate, dilute, debase
(hypernym) corrupt, spoil
(hyponym) water down
(verb-group) extend
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"
(synonym) extend
(hypernym) increase
(verb-group) adulterate, dilute, debase
11. extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
(synonym) stretch out
(hypernym) move
(derivation) reach, reaching
Adjective
1. having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
(synonym) stretch(a)
(similar) long
2. easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"
(similar) elastic
Stretch Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Stretch can refer to:
- Stretching is a form of exercise or a pre-exercise discipline, sometimes called Warming up
- Stretch ceiling, a type of ceiling made from polymer.
- Stretch ratio in the mechanics of materials
- Stretched tuning of certain string instruments
- The IBM 7030 Stretch computer
- Stretch limousine
- Stretch (rapper), a friend of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.
- Span (architecture) of a structure.
- Stretch Records, an independent record label
- Stretch marks, type of skin scarring
- Stretch (album), an album by Scott Walker
- Stretch (band), a 1970s UK band
- Stretch (film), a 2011 film starring David Carradine
- Stretch, a purple toy octopus in the film Toy Story 3 (see List of Toy Story characters)
- Another name for the set, one of two legal pitching positions in baseball
- Stretch (game), a game played by American boys in the 1950s, in which a jackknife is thrown alternatingly by two boys facing each other. If the knife sticks in the ground, the other boy stretches his foot to that spot and draws out the knife.
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Stretch Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Final straight portion of the racetrack to the finish.
