English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-stretch.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t�|-�t�

Verb
en-verb|stret|ch|es

1. transitive To lengthen by pulling.

#: I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.

1. transitive To pull tight.

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

1. transitive To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

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

1. transitive To try to make too much of.

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

1. intransitive To lengthen when pulled.

#: The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.

1. intransitive To extend one�s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles.

#: I woke up, yawned and stretched.

Translations
trans-top|lengthen by pulling
Arabic: ARchar|ت�دد unicode|(tamáddada)
Chinese: 伸張, 伸张 (sh�nzh�ng)
Dutch: strekken
Esperanto: stre�i
Finnish: venyttää
French: étendre
German: strecken
Hungarian: kinyújtani, kifeszíteni
Italian: tendere
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Japanese: 伸�� (���, nobasu)
Korean: �기� (danggida)
Old English: þennan
Portuguese: esticar
Russian: в���гива�� (vytjágivat�)
Spanish: estirar
Swedish: sträcka
Telugu: సా�ద�య� (saagadeeyu)
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trans-top|pull tight
Finnish: pingottaa, venyttää
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Korean: �기� (danggida)
Old English: þennan
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trans-top|get more than expected from a limited resource
Finnish: venyttää
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German: strecken
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trans-top|try to make too much of
Finnish: liioitella
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trans-top|lengthen when pulled
Finnish: venyä
Korean: �기� (danggida)
trans-mid
Spanish: estirarse
Telugu: సా�� (saagu)
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trans-top|extend one�s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles
Finnish: venytellä
French: distendre
Korean: �� (ppeodda, ppeot-)
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Portuguese: espreguiçar-se
Telugu: �ళ�ళ� విర�����న� (oLLu viruchukonu)
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Noun
en-noun|es

1. An act of stretching.

#: I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
#: To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.

1. The ability to lengthen when pulled.

#: That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.

1. A course of thought which similarly diverts from 'straight' logic
2. A segment of a journey or route.

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

1. baseball A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
2. baseball 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.
3. A length of time

#:He did a 7-year stretch in jail.

Translations
trans-top|act of stretching
Finnish: venyttely (stretching body), liioittelu (stretching eg. truth)
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trans-top|ability to lengthen when pulled
Dutc: rek m
Finnish: kimmoisuus, venyvyys
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trans-top|segment of a journey or route
Finnish: osuus
German: Strecke f
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Spanish: trecho
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to be checked
ttbc|Maori: taronga

Related terms
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outstretch
overstretch
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stretch limo
stretch of the imagination
stretch mark
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stretch pants
stretcher
stretchy

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• 2007-11-03 13:32 - 81.225.84.7 - though->thought

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