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    stretch
    [strɛtʃ]
    verb
    stretch (verb) · stretches (third person present) · stretched (past tense) · stretched (past participle) · stretching (present participle)
    1. (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking:
      "my jumper stretched in the wash" · "rubber will stretch easily when pulled"
      Similar:
      be elastic
      be stretchy
      be stretchable
      be tensile
    2. straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something:
      "the cat yawned and stretched" · "I stretched out a weary arm to turn on my radio" · "stretching my cramped legs" · "we lay stretched out on the sand"
    3. extend or spread over an area or period of time:
      "the beach stretches for over four miles" · "the long hours of night stretched ahead of her"
    4. make great demands on the capacity or resources of:
      "the cost of the court case has stretched their finances to the limit"
    noun
    stretch (noun) · stretches (plural noun)
    1. an act of stretching one's limbs or body:
      "I got up and had a stretch"
      Opposite:
      withdraw
      • the fact or condition of a muscle being stretched:
        "she could feel the stretch and pull of the muscles in her legs"
      • the capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched; elasticity:
        "stretch jeans"
      • informal
        a difficult or demanding task:
        "it was a stretch for me to come up with the rent"
    2. a continuous area or expanse of land or water:
      "a treacherous stretch of road"
    3. informal
      a stretch limo:
      "a chauffeur-driven stretch"
    Origin
    Old English streccan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch strekken and German strecken. The noun dates from the late 16th century.
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    What does stretch mean?STRETCH definition: 1. to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction: 2. to make…. Learn more.

    STRETCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    What does it mean to stretch a limb?1. To become lengthened, widened, or distended. 2. To extend or reach over a distance or area or in a given direction: "On both sides of us stretched the wet plain" (Ernest Hemingway). 3. To lie down at full length: stretched out on the bed. 4. To extend one's muscles or limbs, as after prolonged sitting or on awakening.

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    What does stretches mean in a sentence?Something that stretches over an area or distance covers or exists in the whole of that area or distance. The procession stretched for several miles. [VERB preposition/adverb] He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...an artificial reef stretching the length of the coast. [VERB noun]

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    What does a plain stretch mean?The plain stretched ahead of them for miles. 1. an act of stretching or state of being stretched. He got out of bed and had a good stretch. 2. a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time. a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.

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      STRETCH meaning: 1. to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a …

    • Stretch in Traditional Chinese

      STRETCH translate: 伸展, 伸出;伸長;拉伸, 伸展，舒展（四肢）, 延伸, 展開，鋪 …

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