4. (noun)stretch, stretching exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their fullextent
5. (noun)stretch extension to or beyond the ordinarylimit "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
6. (noun)stretch, stint an unbroken period of time during which you do something "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
7. (noun)stretch, stretchiness, stretchability the capacity for being stretched
8. (adj)stretch(a) having an elongated seatingarea "a stretch limousine"
10. (verb)stretch, stretch along occupy a large, elongated area "The park stretched beneath the train line"
11. (verb)stretch, extend extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entirebody "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
12. (verb)unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend extend or stretch out to a greater or the fulllength "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
13. (verb)stretch become longer by being stretched and pulled "The fabric stretches"
15. (verb)stretch, stretch out lie down comfortably "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
16. (verb)stretch pull in opposite directions "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
17. (verb)stretch extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
18. (verb)load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacingvaluable ingredients with inferior ones "adulterate liquor"
19. (verb)extend, stretch 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"
20. (verb)stretch, stretch out extend one's body or limbs "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
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