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Definitions for Stretching

[1] to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out ): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
[2] to hold out, reach forth, or extend (one's arm, head, etc.).
[3] to extend, spread, or place (something) so as to reach from one point or place to another: to stretch a rope across a road.
[4] to draw tight or taut: to stretch the strings of a violin.
[5] to lengthen, widen, distend, or enlarge by tension: to stretch a rubber band.
[6] to draw out, extend, or enlarge unduly: The jacket was stretched at the elbows.
[7] to extend, force, or make serve beyond the normal or proper limits; strain: to stretch the imagination; to stretch the facts; to stretch food to feed extra guests; to stretch money to keep within a budget.
[8] to extend or strain (oneself) to the utmost, as by intense exertion; tax.
[9] to increase the quantity of (a beverage, food, paint, etc.) by dilution or admixing: They caught the bartender stretching the gin with water.
[10] Radio and Television . to prolong or slow down (action or pace) in order not to end too early: to stretch a show; to stretch the action two minutes.
[11] to recline at full length (usually followed by out ): to stretch out on a couch.
[12] to extend the hand or to reach, as for something.
[13] to extend over a distance or area or in a particular direction: The forest stretches for miles.
[14] to extend in time: His memory stretches back to his early childhood.
[15] to stretch oneself by extending the limbs and lengthening the muscles to the utmost: to stretch and yawn.
[16] to become stretched, or admit of being stretched, to greater length, width, etc., as any elastic or ductile material.
[17] Radio and Television . to reduce the pace or slow down the action of a radio or television program.
[18] an act or instance of stretching.
[19] the state of being stretched.
[20] a continuous length, distance, tract, or expanse: a stretch of meadow.
[21] Horse Racing . the backstretch or homestretch of a racetrack.
[22] Baseball . a short windup, usually used to keep base runners from taking too long a lead, in which the pitcher starts the pitching motion with hands together at the waist, raises them to or above the head, brings them back to the waist, and, after a momentary pause, delivers the ball.
[23] an extent in time; duration: for a stretch of ten years.
[24] elasticity or capacity for extension.
[25] Slang . a term of imprisonment: He's doing a stretch in the pen.
[26] the act or fact of stretching or extending something beyond reasonable or proper limits: You wouldn't call her a genius by any stretch of the imagination. It's quite a stretch for me to believe his story.
[27] (initial capital letter ) a nickname for a tall, lanky person.
[28] made of synthetic or composite yarn having a sufficiently low denier or having been subjected to any of several special mechanical treatments to permit increased elasticity: stretch girdle; stretch pants.
[29] (of yarn) modified or twisted so as to afford high elasticity.
[30] Also stretched. of or relating to a conveyance, as a limousine or airliner, whose seating area is expanded to carry more passengers or afford greater legroom and to allow space for other comforts and amenities.
[31] to draw out or extend or be drawn out or extended in length, area, etc
[32] to extend or be extended to an undue degree, esp so as to distort or lengthen permanently
[33] to extend (the limbs, body, etc)
[34] (tr) to reach or suspend (a rope, etc) from one place to another
[35] (tr) to draw tight; tighten
[36] (often foll by out, forward, etc ) to reach or hold (out); extend
[37] (intr usually foll by over ) to extend in time the course stretched over three months
[38] (intr; foll by for, over, etc ) (of a region, etc) to extend in length or area
[39] (intr) (esp of a garment) to be capable of expanding, as to a larger size socks that will stretch
[40] (tr) to put a great strain upon or extend to the limit
[41] to injure (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc) by means of a strain or sprain
[42] (tr often foll by out ) to make do with (limited resources) to stretch one's budget
[43] (tr) informal to expand or elaborate (a story, etc) beyond what is credible or acceptable that's stretching it a bit
[44] (tr; often passive) to extend, as to the limit of one's abilities or talents
[45] archaic , or slang to hang or be hanged by the neck
[46] stretch a point to make a concession or exception not usually made to exaggerate
[47] stretch one's legs to take a walk, esp after a period of inactivity
[48] the act of stretching or state of being stretched
[49] a large or continuous expanse or distance a stretch of water
[50] extent in time, length, area, etc
[51] capacity for being stretched, as in some garments (as modifier ) stretch pants
[52] horse racing the section or sections of a racecourse that are straight, esp the final straight section leading to the finishing line
[53] slang a term of imprisonment
[54] at a stretch mainly British with some difficulty; by making a special effort if really necessary or in extreme circumstances at one time

Words related to Stretching

stretchbridge, span, area, region, sweep, length, radius, tract, distance, spell, stint, pull, draw, run, widen, reach, swell, develop, cover, lengthen

Words nearby Stretching

stretchstress-timed, stressbuster, stressed-out, stressful, stressor, stretch, stretch a point, stretch limo, stretch mark, stretch mill, stretch one's legs

Origin of Stretching

before 900; Middle English strecchen (v.), Old English streccan; cognate with Dutch strekken, German strecken; akin to Old English stræc firm, hard, Middle Dutch strac stiff. See stare, stark

Other words from Stretching

stretch·a·ble , adjective
stretch·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·stretch·a·ble , adjective
pre·stretch , verb (used with object), noun
un·stretch·a·ble , adjective
un·stretched , adjective
well-stretched , adjective

Word origin for Stretching

Old English streccan; related to Old Frisian strekka, Old High German strecken; see straight , strake

Synonyms for Stretching

cover, develop, draw, expand, fill, go, grow, lengthen, open, pull, reach, run, span, spread, strain, swell, unfold, widen, amplify, bridge, crane, distend, inflate, magnify, make, overlap, pad, prolong, protract, pyramid, rack, range, recline, repose, tauten, tighten, unroll, branch out, burst forth, drag out, draw out, lie out, make taut, make tense, prolongate, pull out, shoot up, spin out, spread out, spring up, string out