Stretch

Quick meaning: Stretch is a verb meaning (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.

Meaning

(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
2. (transitive) To pull tight.
3. (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
4. (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
5. (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
6. (transitive) To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
7. (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.

Example Sentences

The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.

I always stretch my muscles before exercising.

When the cat woke up, it yawned and stretched.

I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.

Word Forms

• stretches
• stretching
• stretched
• straught
• straight
• strech
• stremtch

Synonyms for stretch

Depending on context, synonyms include hyperbolize, overemphasize, overstate, exaggerate, overcharge, overdo.

Antonyms for stretch

Common opposites include compress, contract, shrink.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include elongate, reach, reaching, extend, stretchiness, stint.

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