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Sounds | streh'ch |
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Rhymes | etch, fetch, homestretch, and 4 more rhymes in ehch at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Having an elongated seating area. |
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Examples | "a stretch limousine" |
Similar to | long |
Meaning | Easily stretched. |
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Examples | "stretch hosiery" |
Similar to | elastic |
Meaning | A large and unbroken expanse or distance. |
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Examples | "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water" |
Narrower | slack |
Broader | expanse |
Verbs | stretch |
Meaning | The act of physically reaching or thrusting out. |
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Synonyms | reach, reaching |
Narrower | outreach |
Broader | motion, movement, move, motility |
Verbs | stretch |
Meaning | A straightaway section of a racetrack. |
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Category | racing |
Part of | racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track |
Narrower | homestretch |
Broader | straightaway, straight |
Meaning | Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent. |
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Synonyms | stretching |
Narrower | pandiculation |
Broader | exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
Verbs | stretch |
Meaning | Extension to or beyond the ordinary limit. |
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Examples | "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding" |
Broader | extension |
Verbs | stretch; stretch; stretch |
Meaning | An unbroken period of time during which you do something. |
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Examples | "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" |
Synonyms | stint |
Broader | duration, continuance |
Meaning | The capacity for being stretched. |
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Synonyms | stretchiness, stretchability |
Broader | elasticity, snap |
Verbs | stretch |
Meaning | Occupy a large, elongated area. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
Examples | "The park stretched beneath the train line" |
Synonyms | stretch along |
Broader | be |
Nouns | stretch |
Meaning | Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Stretch your legs!" |
Synonyms | extend |
Narrower | spread-eagle; crane, stretch out |
Broader | tense, strain, tense up |
Nouns | stretch, stretching |
Meaning | Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "stretch out that piece of cloth" |
Synonyms | unfold, stretch out, extend |
Broader | change shape, change form, deform |
Similar to | extend |
Meaning | Become longer by being stretched and pulled. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Model | These fabrics stretch easily |
Examples | "The fabric stretches" |
Caused by | elongate, stretch |
Narrower | give, yield |
Broader | grow |
Contrary | shrink, contract |
Nouns | stretch; stretch |
Meaning | Make long or longer by pulling and stretching. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "stretch the fabric" |
Synonyms | elongate |
Cause to | stretch |
Broader | lengthen |
Nouns | stretcher; stretch; stretching |
Meaning | Lie down comfortably. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" |
Synonyms | stretch out |
Broader | lie down, lie |
Meaning | Pull in opposite directions. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack" |
Entailed by | rack |
Narrower | pull back, draw |
Broader | pull, draw, force |
Meaning | Extend the scope or meaning of. Often unduly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination" |
Broader | widen, broaden, extend |
Nouns | stretch |
Meaning | Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance. Often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | adulterate, dilute, debase |
Narrower | water down; sophisticate, doctor, doctor up |
Broader | corrupt, spoil |
Similar to | extend, stretch |
Meaning | Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "stretch the soup by adding some more cream" |
Synonyms | extend |
Broader | increase |
Similar to | adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase |
Meaning | Extend one's body or limbs. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" |
Synonyms | stretch out |
Broader | move |
Nouns | stretch |