stretch

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /strɛtʃ/

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Verb

Plain form stretch

Third-person singular stretches

Past tense stretched

Past participle stretched

Present participle stretching

Children stretching their legs

1. To pull; to move one end of something as far as possible from the other end.

   He was big and the shirt was little, but he was able to stretch it and use it.

2. Fill a certain place

   The Alps stretch from France to Austria.

Noun

Singular stretch

Plural stretches

1. A stretch is when a person pulls something.
2. A stretch is a length of time.

   John was stuck in jail for a ten-year stretch.

3. A statement is a stretch when it is changed or exaggerated from the truth.

   That is a stretch! I do not think you are being entirely truthful to me.