Source: http://www.lexipedia.com/english/stretch
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 06:20:47+00:00

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n. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
v. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
v. 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"
v. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
v. pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
v. occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"
adj. having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
n. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
n. a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
n. a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
n. a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"
n. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
v. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
v. cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"
v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"
v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
v. bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"
v. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
v. cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"
v. place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"
v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
v. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"
v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
v. appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
v. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
v. spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"
adj. of a specified length: "an inch in length"
adj. covering a long distance; "a long-distance runner"; "a long-distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver"
adj. running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"
adj. suitable for or reaching long distances; "long-range nuclear capability"
adj. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"
v. become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

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