stretch

What is the Definition of stretch?

Noun:

1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance
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
6. an unbroken period of time during which you do something
7. the capacity for being stretched

Verb:

1. occupy a large, elongated area
2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
3. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
4. become longer by being stretched and pulled
5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching
6. lie down comfortably
7. pull in opposite directions
8. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
9. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
10. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
11. extend one's body or limbs

Adjective:

1. having an elongated seating area
2. easily stretched

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