Definitions for stretch
strɛtʃstretch

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. stretch(noun)

   a large and unbroken expanse or distance

   "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

2. reach, reaching, stretch(noun)

   the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

3. stretch(noun)

   a straightaway section of a racetrack

4. stretch, stretching(noun)

   exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

5. stretch(noun)

   extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

   "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"

6. stretch, stint(noun)

   an unbroken period of time during which you do something

   "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

7. stretch, stretchiness, stretchability(adj)

   the capacity for being stretched

8. stretch(a)(adj)

   having an elongated seating area

   "a stretch limousine"

9. stretch(verb)

   easily stretched

   "stretch hosiery"

10. stretch, stretch along(verb)

    occupy a large, elongated area

    "The park stretched beneath the train line"

11. stretch, extend(verb)

    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

    "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

12. unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend(verb)

    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

    "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

13. stretch(verb)

    become longer by being stretched and pulled

    "The fabric stretches"

14. elongate, stretch(verb)

    make long or longer by pulling and stretching

    "stretch the fabric"

15. stretch, stretch out(verb)

    lie down comfortably

    "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

16. stretch(verb)

    pull in opposite directions

    "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

17. stretch(verb)

    extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

    "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"

18. load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase(verb)

    corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

    "adulterate liquor"

19. extend, stretch(verb)

    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. stretch, stretch out(verb)

    extend one's body or limbs

    "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stretch(Noun)

   An act of stretching.

2. stretch(Noun)

   The ability to lengthen when pulled.

   That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.

3. stretch(Noun)

   A course of thought which similarly diverts from 'straight' logic

4. stretch(Noun)

   A segment of a journey or route.

   It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.

5. stretch(Noun)

   A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.

6. stretch(Noun)

   A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.

7. stretch(Noun)

   A length of time

   He did a 7-year stretch in jail.

8. stretch(Verb)

   To lengthen by pulling.

   I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.

9. stretch(Verb)

   To lengthen when pulled.

   The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.

10. stretch(Verb)

    To pull tight.

    First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.

11. stretch(Verb)

    To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

    I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.

12. stretch(Verb)

    To be inaccurate by exaggeration.

    To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.

13. stretch(Verb)

    To extend from limit point to limit point.

    The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.

14. stretch(Verb)

    or To extend one's limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles.

15. stretch(Verb)

    To extend to a limit point

    His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns.

16. stretch(Verb)

    to increase

Origin: From strecchen, from streccan, from strakjanan, from streg-. Cognate with strekken, strecken, strække, sträcka, strak, Albanian shtreq,shtrek. More at stark.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stretch(verb)

   to reach out; to extend; to put forth

2. Stretch(verb)

   to draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope

3. Stretch(verb)

   to cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings

4. Stretch(verb)

   to make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly

5. Stretch(verb)

   to draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle

6. Stretch(verb)

   to exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit

7. Stretch(verb)

   to be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles

8. Stretch(verb)

   to extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches

9. Stretch(verb)

   to be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances

10. Stretch(verb)

    to strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts

11. Stretch(verb)

    to sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward

12. Stretch(noun)

    act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination

13. Stretch(noun)

    a continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land

14. Stretch(noun)

    the extent to which anything may be stretched

15. Stretch(noun)

    the reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board

16. Stretch(noun)

    course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal

Origin: [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D. strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. strcka, Dan. straekke; cf. AS. straeck, strec, strong, violent, G. strack straight; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to E. strong. Cf. Straight.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stretch

   Randy Walker, better known by his stage name Stretch, was an American rapper and producer.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stretch

   strech, v.t. to extend: to draw out: to expand: to reach out: to exaggerate, strain, or carry further than is right: to cause to lie at full length: (slang) to hang.—v.i. to be drawn out: to be extended: to extend without breaking: to exaggerate.—n. act of stretching: effort: struggle: reach: extension: state of being stretched: utmost extent of meaning: course: one single uninterrupted sitting, turn, &c.: (slang) a year's imprisonment.—ns. Stretch′er, anything used for stretching, as gloves, hats, &c.: a frame on which a painter's canvas is stretched by means of wedges forced into the corners: a frame for carrying the sick or dead: a footboard for a rower; Stretch′er-bond, a method of building in which bricks or stones are laid lengthwise in successive courses, the joints of the one falling at the middle of that above and below; Stretch′ing-course, a course of bricks or stones having all the faces outward; Stretch′ing-frame, a machine for stretching cotton rovings before being spun into yarn: a frame on which starched fabrics are dried; Stretch′ing-ī′ron, a currier's tool for dressing leather.—adj. Stretch′y, apt to stretch too much: liable to stretch one's self from weariness. [A.S. streccan—strec, stræc, strong; cf. Ger. strack, straight.]

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1. Stretch

   Stretch, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and supplies software configurable processors and development tools for compute-intensive applications. Its products include channel DVR add-in cards; channel capture cards; and DVR capture cards that provide video and audio capture, real-time display, and hardware compression features for DVR designers. The company also offers Stretch IDE, which provides an intuitive development flow, and focuses on programming and system configuration, as well as integrates compiler, debugger, assembler, profiler, linker, and editor tools under an intuitive graphical interface; Stretch reference design kits that are designed for the customers to evaluate a reference design and start the preliminary design of their own products; and Intelligent Encoder software development kit, a video processing and compression solution, which is optimized for the Stretch family of software configurable processors. Its products are used in security and surveillance, broadcast video, wireless communication, and industrial imaging applications. Stretch, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Krefeld, Germany.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stretch

   A word frequently used instead of tack; as, "We shall make a good stretch."--To stretch. To sail by the wind under a crowd of canvas.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stretch' in Nouns Frequency: #2223

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stretch' in Verbs Frequency: #419

Anagrams for stretch »

1. strecht

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stretch in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stretch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of stretch in a Sentence

1. Fabrice Bregier:

   It is achievable, even if it is a stretch.

2. Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   We can defend the Serbian stretch of the border.

3. Bill Clinton:

   It is a stretch, those of us who were there know that.

4. Jon Rahm:

   I had a good stretch from one to 18 pretty much today.

5. Goalie Andrew Hammond:

   I've never had a stretch of hockey like this in my life.

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