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Definition of Stretch
| v. t. | 1. | To reach out; to extend; to put forth. | | 2. | To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope. | | 3. | To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings. | | 4. | To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly. | | 5. | To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle. | | 6. | To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit. | | v. i. | 1. | To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles. | | 2. | To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches. | | 3. | To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances. | | 4. | To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts. | | 5. | (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward. | | n. | 1. | Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination. | | 2. | A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land. | | 3. | The extent to which anything may be stretched. | | 4. | (Naut.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board. | | 5. | Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal. |
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