Definitions for stretched
stretched

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1. stretchedadjective

   (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

   "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"

2. stretchedadjective

   extended or spread over a wide area or distance

   "broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"

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

1. Stretched

   of Stretch

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stretched' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4415

How to pronounce stretched?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say stretched in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stretched in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stretched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of stretched in a Sentence

1. The IEA:

   Rising production from Middle East Gulf countries and Russia, welcome though it is, comes at the expense of the world's spare capacity cushion, which might be stretched to the limit, this vulnerability currently underpins oil prices and seems likely to continue doing so.

2. Margaret Martin:

   It must be positive, it must be practical and it must make them and their children safer from abuse. What is promised on paper must be fully resourced to be effective in protecting those affected by domestic violence. We are concerned that an already over-stretched system will see an increase in demand when the new provisions commence, women must feel change quickly.

3. Viola Davis:

   In my dreams and visions, I seemed to see a line, and on the other side of that line were green fields, and lovely flowers, and beautiful white ladies, who stretched out their arms to me over the line, but I couldn't reach them no-how, let me tell you something -- the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.

4. Daniel Eyre:

   It is a tense time around elections and security forces are already stretched thin, displaced people are already struggling for food, access to clean water and healthcare facilities.

5. Cam Patterson:

   Teams are stretched thin. People are frustrated. People are very tired, we are down a significant number of positions here, because we just don't have enough nurses that we can recruit to come here and help us to take care of patients.

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