What does stretched mean?
Definitions for stretched
stretched
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Princeton's WordNet
stretched(adj)
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
"well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"
stretched(adj)
extended or spread over a wide area or distance
"broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"
Webster Dictionary
Stretched
of Stretch
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stretched' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4415
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stretched in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stretched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of stretched in a Sentence
A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
In 2017, when you had Harvey, Hurricane Irma and Maria, that stretched Federal Emergency Management Agency pretty thin, and some would say past the breaking point, but right now, you have a disaster going on in every state, every territory, every county and every city.
I think pork supply is going to get pretty tight beginning probably next week, even though food service is slow, you're going to see that supply get stretched awfully thin trying to keep retail stores open.
A lot of people have been putting their estimates together for the second half based on a near-term positive outcome on this trade deal, if that gets pushed out further, that gets earnings pushed out further, and that makes valuations more stretched.
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