Results for stretch

Definitions of stretch:

part of speech: noun

Act of stretching: effort: struggle: reach: extension: state of being stretched: utmost extent of meaning: course.

part of speech: verb transitive

To extend: to draw out: to expand: to reach out: to exaggerate, strain, or carry further than is right.

part of speech: noun

Extension in length or breadth; effort; utmost extent or reach; course; direction.

part of speech: noun

The act of straining or extending; state of being strained or extended; effort; extension; overstrain; a continuous line, space, or time.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To be drawn out: to be extended: to extend without breaking.

part of speech: verb

To draw out to greater length; to spread; to expand; to strain beyond the truth.

part of speech: verb transitive

To draw out to a greater length or width; as, to stretch rubber; hence, to draw tight; as, to stretch a tent; extend or reach out; as, to stretch out the arm; extend between two points; as, to stretch a rope across a street; strain; as, to stretch every nerve; exaggerate; as, to stretch the truth.

Usage examples for stretch:

• He talked to her more than he had done at a stretch for a long time, and made it so apparent how completely he calculated upon her as always his companion that Lady Markland's guilty soul was troubled within her. "A Country Gentleman and his Family", Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

• Then she did stretch herself on the bed, and grannie put out a hand and held hers. "Rose MacLeod", Alice Brown

• This was the first visit of Wright for a considerable stretch of time. "The Rustlers of Pecos County", Zane Grey

• After further consultation we replied that although we had little time to spare, as we understood that the Motombo was old and could not visit us, we, the white lords, would stretch a point and call on him. "Allan and the Holy Flower", H. Rider Haggard