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Stretch

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Meaning

Verb

●
To
by pulling.
●
To
when pulled.
●
To
tight.
●
To get more use than
from a
resource.
●
To make
by exaggeration.
●
To
, especially from
to
.
●
To
one’s
or another part of the body in order to improve the
of
muscles
●
To
to a
point
●
To increase.
●
To
; to exaggerate.
●
In Nautical:
To
the
under
of canvas.
●
To
by hanging.
●
To make great
on the
or resources of something.

Noun

●
An
of stretching.
●
The ability to
when pulled.
●
A
of
which
from
, or
or exaggeration.
●
A
of a
or route.
●
A
or
of material.
●
In British English:
A walk.
●
In Baseball:
A
used when
are
where the
his
it.
●
In Baseball:
A long
in the
of the
with a
on the
by a
in order to
the
sooner.
●
Term of
for a
person.
●
In Horse racing:
The
, the
of the
to the finish.
●
In Irish English & Time:
  • A
    of time.
  • Extended
    , especially said of the
    in
    when
    to the
    days.
    • ●
    In Sports & Time:
  • A
    of time.
  • The
    of the
    between the
    and the
    of the playoffs.
    • ●
    In Time:
  • A
    of time.
  • A
    or
    term.
  • A
    or
    .;A
    or
    of one year's duration.
  • A
    ; a turn.
  • A
    or
    term.;A
    or
    of one year's duration.
    • ●
    A
    limousine.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    stretch
    English
    arrow
    strecchen
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    streccan
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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