An act of stretching. Example: I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
The ability to lengthen when pulled. Example: That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration. Example: It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
A segment of a journey or route. Example: It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
A segment or length of material. Example: a stretch of cloth
A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
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.
Term of address for a tall person.
The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
A length of time.
A stretch limousine.
To lengthen by pulling. Example: I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
To lengthen when pulled. Example: The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
To pull tight. Example: First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.
To get more use than expected from a limited resource. Example: I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.
To make inaccurate by exaggeration. Example: To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.
To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point. Example: The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.
To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles Example: Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack.
To extend to a limit point Example: His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns.
To increase.
To stretch the truth; to exaggerate. Example: a man apt to stretch in his report of facts
To sail by the wind under press of canvas. Example: The ship stretched to the eastward.
To execute by hanging.
To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
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