stretch
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/stretʃ/
🇬🇧
/stretʃ/
verb
B2
Pull something to make it longer or wider.
Don't stretch the fabric, or it might tear.
B2
Become bigger or longer when pulled.
These pants will stretch as you move around.
B2
Pull something tight to make it smooth.
Stretch the canvas so the painting looks better.
B2
Extend arms or legs to make muscles tight.
After sitting for so long, it's good to stretch.
B2
Reach out an arm or leg to touch something.
She stretched out her hand to grab the apple.
B2
Cover a distance of land or water.
The forest stretches as far as the eye can see.
R
Last for a certain amount of time.
The power outage stretched into the third day.
R
Be sufficient to cover a cost.
My budget can stretch to include a vacation this year.
R
Use a lot of resources, like money or time.
The project will stretch our resources thin.
R
Increase the lead in a game or competition.
The team managed to stretch their lead by scoring twice.
R
Challenge or test someone's abilities.
This course will really stretch your skills.
R
Use something unfairly or to excess.
He stretched the truth to make the story more interesting.
noun
B2
A long area of land or water.
We walked along the stretch of beach.
R
A continuous period of time.
She worked for a stretch of 12 hours.
R
A term of imprisonment.
He served a stretch in jail for the crime.
R
An act of stretching or the state of being stretched.
She felt a good stretch in her muscles.
R
The quality of being elastic or able to stretch.
The fabric has a lot of stretch.
R
A straight part at the end of a racetrack.
The car accelerated down the final stretch.
translation
Pull something to make it longer or wider.; Become bigger or longer when pulled.; Pull something tight to make it smooth.; Extend arms or legs to make muscles tight.; Reach out an arm or leg to touch something.; Cover a distance of land or water.; Last for a certain amount of time.; Be sufficient to cover a cost.; Use a lot of resources, like money or time.; Increase the lead in a game or competition.; Challenge or test someone's abilities.; Use something unfairly or to excess.
A long area of land or water.; A continuous period of time.; A term of imprisonment.; An act of stretching or the state of being stretched.; The quality of being elastic or able to stretch.; A straight part at the end of a racetrack.
Word Forms
3rd Present
stretches
Progressive
stretching
Past
stretched
Perfect
stretched
Plural
stretches