Unscramble stretches

Definition of stretch

adjective:

• having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine".
• easily stretched; "stretch hosiery".

noun:

• a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway", "a stretch of clear water".
• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out. Synonyms: reach, reaching.
• a straightaway section of a racetrack.
• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent. Synonyms: stretching.
• extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch", "by no stretch of the imagination", "beyond any stretch of his understanding".
• an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom", "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary". Synonyms: stint.
• the capacity for being stretched. Synonyms: stretchability, stretchiness.

verb:

• occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line". Synonyms: stretch along.
• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!", "Extend your right arm above your head". Synonyms: extend.
• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper", "stretch out that piece of cloth", "extend the TV antenna". Synonyms: extend, stretch out, unfold.
• become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches". Antonyms: shrink.
• make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric". Synonyms: elongate.
• lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass". Synonyms: stretch out.
• pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack".
• extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits", "stretch my patience", "stretch the imagination".
• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor". Synonyms: adulterate, debase, dilute, load.
• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream", "extend the casserole with a little rice". Synonyms: extend.
• extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours". Synonyms: stretch out.

Related words

crane, doctor, draw, give, homestretch, outreach, pandiculation, shoetree, slack, sophisticate, tree, yield.

Words nearby

stretchy.

Rhymes with

etch, fetch, ketch, kvetch, sketch, wretch.