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Synonyms
stretch

verb

  1. occupy a large, elongated area: "The park stretched beneath the train line"
  2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body: "Stretch your legs!"
  3. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length: "Unfold the newspaper"
  4. become longer by being stretched and pulled: "The fabric stretches"
  5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching: "stretch the fabric"
  6. lie down comfortably: "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
  7. pull in opposite directions: "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
  8. extend the scope or meaning of: often unduly

noun

  1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance: "a stretch of highway"
  2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
  3. a straightaway section of a racetrack
  4. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
  5. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit: "running at full stretch"
  6. an unbroken period of time during which you do something: "there were stretches of boredom"
  7. the capacity for being stretched