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Stretch

strɛtʃ

Stretch definitions

verb

Inflections:

stretch stretched stretches stretching

(of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking

"my jumper stretched in the wash"

Synonyms:
be elastic be stretchy be stretchable be tensile
- cause (something) to become longer or wider by pulling it
  
  "stretch the elastic"
straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something

"the cat yawned and stretched"

Synonyms:
extend straighten straighten out unbend lie down recline lean back be recumbent be prostrate be prone sprawl drape oneself lounge loll
extend or spread over an area or period of time

"the beach stretches for over four miles"

Synonyms:
extend spread continue range unfold unroll be unbroken
- last or cause to last longer than expected
  
  "her nap had stretched to two hours"
- (of finances or resources) be sufficient or adequate for a certain purpose
  
  "my budget won't stretch to a weekend at a health farm"
make great demands on the capacity or resources of

"the cost of the court case has stretched their finances to the limit"

Synonyms:
put a strain on put great demands on overtax overextend be too much for
- cause (someone) to make maximum use of their talents or abilities
  
  "it's too easy—it doesn't stretch me"
- adapt or extend the scope of (something) in a way that exceeds a reasonable or acceptable limit
  
  "to describe her as sweet would be stretching it a bit"