| NOUN | object | stretch | a large and unbroken expanse or distance |
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| act | stretch, reach, reaching | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | |
| artifact | stretch | a straightaway section of a racetrack | |
| act | stretch, stretching | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | |
| act | stretch | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit / limit | |
| time | stretch, stint | an unbroken period of time during which you do something | |
| attribute | stretch, stretchiness, stretchability | the capacity for being stretched | |
| VERB | stative | stretch, stretch along | occupy a large, elongated area |
| body | stretch, extend | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body | |
| motion | stretch, unfold, stretch out, extend | extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length | |
| change | stretch | become longer by being stretched and pulled | |
| change | stretch, elongate | make long or longer by pulling and stretching | |
| motion | stretch, stretch out | lie down comfortably | |
| contact | stretch | pull in opposite directions | |
| change | stretch | extend the scope or meaning / meaning of | |
| change | stretch, load, adulterate, dilute, debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance | |
| change | stretch, extend | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance | |
| body | stretch, stretch out | extend one's body or limbs | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | stretch | having an elongated seating area |
| all | stretch | easily stretched |
| Sounds | streh'ch | |
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| Rhymes | etch ... sketch: 7 rhymes with ehch... | |
| Meaning | Having an elongated seating area. | |
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| Example | "a stretch limousine" | |
| Broader | long | primarily spatial sense |
| Catalan | elàstic | |
| Meaning | easily stretched. | |
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| Example | "stretch hosiery" | |
| Broader | elastic | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression |
| Meaning | A large and unbroken expanse or distance. | |
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| Narrower | slack, slack water | A stretch of water without current or movement |
| Broader | expanse | A wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky |
| Verbs | stretch | occupy a large, elongated area |
| Meaning | The act of physically reaching or thrusting out. | |
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| Synonyms | reach, reaching | |
| Narrower | outreach | The act of reaching out |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | alcance | |
| Catalan | abast | |
| Verbs | stretch | extend one's body or limbs |
| Meaning | A straightaway section of a racetrack. | |
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| Category | racing | The sport of engaging in contests of speed |
| Part of | racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track | A course over which races are run |
| Narrower | homestretch | The straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line |
| Broader | straightaway, straight | A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse |
| Spanish | recta, tramo | |
| Meaning | Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent. | |
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| Synonym | stretching | |
| Narrower | pandiculation | yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) |
| Broader | exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout | The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit |
| Spanish | estiramiento | |
| Catalan | estirament | |
| Verbs | stretch | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body |
| Meaning | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit / limit. | |
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| Broader | extension | Act of expanding in scope |
| Spanish | estiramiento, estirón | |
| Catalan | estirada, estirament | |
| Verbs | stretch | become longer by being stretched and pulled |
| stretch | make long or longer by pulling and stretching | |
| stretch | extend the scope or meaning / meaning of | |
| Meaning | An unbroken period of time during which you do something. | |
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| Synonym | stint | |
| Broader | duration, continuance | The period of time during which something continues |
| Spanish | período | |
| Catalan | període | |
| Meaning | The capacity for being stretched. | |
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| Synonyms | stretchiness, stretchability | |
| Broader | elasticity, snap | The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
| Adjectives | stretchy | capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape |
| Verbs | stretch | become longer by being stretched and pulled |
| Meaning | Occupy a large, elongated area. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The park stretched beneath the train line" | |
| Synonym | stretch along | |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| Spanish | alargarse, ensancharse, estirar | |
| Catalan | allargar-se, eixamplar-se, estirar | |
| Nouns | stretch | a large and unbroken expanse or distance |
| Meaning | Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Stretch your legs!" | |
| Synonym | extend | |
| Narrower | crane, stretch out | stretch (the neck) so as to see better |
| spread-eagle | stretch out completely | |
| Broader | tense, strain, tense up | Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
| Spanish | desentumecer, distender, estirar | |
| Catalan | desemperesir-se, desentumir, distendre, estirar-se, estirar | |
| Nouns | stretch, stretching | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent |
| Meaning | Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "stretch out that piece of cloth" | |
| Synonyms | unfold, stretch out, extend | |
| Broader | change shape, change form, deform | assume a different shape or form |
| Similar to | extend | open or straighten out |
| Spanish | desdoblar, desenvolver, desplegar, distender, estirar, extender | |
| Catalan | desdoblar, desembolicar, desplegar, distendre, estendre, estirar | |
| Meaning | Become longer by being stretched and pulled. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | These fabrics stretch easily | |
| Example | "The fabric stretches" | |
| Caused by | elongate, stretch | make long or longer by pulling and stretching |
| Narrower | give, yield | Be flexible under stress of physical force |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| Opposite | shrink, contract | Become smaller or draw together |
| Spanish | alargarse, darse, ensancharse, estirarse | |
| Catalan | allargar-se, donar-se, eixamplar-se, estirar-se | |
| Nouns | stretch | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit / limit |
| stretch | the capacity for being stretched | |
| Meaning | make long or longer by pulling and stretching. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "stretch the fabric" | |
| Synonym | elongate | |
| Cause to | stretch | Become longer by being stretched and pulled |
| Narrower | tree, shoetree | Stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree |
| Broader | lengthen | make longer |
| Spanish | distender, ensanchar, estirar, extender | |
| Catalan | allargar, distendre, eixamplar, estirar | |
| Nouns | stretch | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit / limit |
| stretcher | a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it | |
| stretching | act of expanding by lengthening or widening | |
| Meaning | lie down comfortably. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" | |
| Synonym | stretch out | |
| Broader | lie down, lie | assume a reclining position |
| Spanish | estirarse, tenderse | |
| Meaning | Pull in opposite directions. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack" | |
| Entailed by | rack | Work on a rack / rack |
| Narrower | pull back, draw | Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) |
| Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| Meaning | Extend the scope or meaning / meaning of; often unduly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Broader | widen, broaden, extend | Extend in scope or range or area |
| Nouns | stretch | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit / limit |
| Meaning | Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | load, adulterate, dilute, debase | |
| Narrower | sophisticate, doctor, doctor up | Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive |
| water down | Thin by adding water to | |
| Broader | corrupt, spoil | Alter from the original |
| Similar to | extend, stretch | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance |
| Spanish | adulterar, diluir | |
| Catalan | adulterar | |
| Meaning | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "stretch the soup by adding some more cream" | |
| Synonym | extend | |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Similar to | load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase | Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance |
| Spanish | estirar | |
| Catalan | estirar | |
| Meaning | Extend one's body or limbs. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" | |
| Synonym | stretch out | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | estirar | |
| Catalan | estirar | |
| Nouns | stretch | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
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