Term: stretching: act of expanding by lengthening or widening
Candidate hypernym: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples → 1
Candidate hypernym: lockdown: the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) → 0
Candidate hypernym: maraca: a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs → 0
Candidate hypernym: chemical bomb: a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes → 0
Candidate hypernym: curtain ring: a circular ring for holding up a curtain → 0
Candidate hypernym: acrostic: verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message → 0
Candidate hypernym: wood spurge: European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus yucca: tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: deadbeat dad: a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring → 0
Candidate hypernym: purgatory: a temporary condition of torment or suffering → 0
Candidate hypernym: convocation: the act of convoking → 0