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reach, reaching, stretching, stretchiness, stretchability, stint, extend, stretch out, elongate, adulterate, dilute, debase, unfold, stretch along Definition: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out;extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding";exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent;a straightaway section of a racetrack;the capacity for being stretched;a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water";an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary";extend one''s limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head";extend one''s body or limbs; "Let''s stretch for a minute--we''ve been sitting here for over 3 hours";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";become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches";make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric";corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor";extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination";pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack";lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass";extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna";occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line";easily stretched; "stretch hosiery";
Hyponyms: outreach, pandiculation, homestretch, slack, spread-eagle, crane, stretch out, give, yield, water down, sophisticate, doctor, doctor up, pull back, draw Grouped Verbs: adulterate, dilute, debase, extend Part Meronyms: racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track Derivational Morphology:
stretch out, reach, reach out, elongate, extend, stretch along, extension, extensor muscle, extensor, stretching, reaching, stretchiness, stretchability, stretcher, elongation, adulteration, debasement, dilution, adulterant, adulterator Anagrams:
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