Definitionen
1.VerbTo lengthen by pulling."I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke."
2.VerbTo lengthen when pulled."The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point."
3.VerbTo pull tight."First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum."
4.VerbTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles."I always stretch my muscles before exercising.; When the cat woke up, it yawned and stretched."
5.VerbTo extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point."The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble."
6.VerbTo get more use than expected from a limited resource."I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days."
7.VerbTo make inaccurate by exaggeration."To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.; To say he's been to this park a million times is stretching the numbers. The true number is around 30 or 40."
8.VerbTo make great demands on the capacity or resources of something."Her bizarre explanation really stretches credulity."
9.VerbTo increase.
10.VerbTo increase, to grow."As I sat in the waiting room, the minutes stretched into hours."
11.VerbTo sail by the wind under press of canvas."The ship stretched to the eastward."
12.VerbTo make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
13.VerbTo execute by hanging.
14.VerbTo stretch the truth; to exaggerate."a man apt to stretch in his report of facts"
15.NounAn act of stretching."I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang."
16.NounThe ability to lengthen when pulled."That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch."
17.NounA course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration."It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.; To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch."
18.NounA segment of a journey or route."It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.; It's a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains."
19.NounA segment or length of material."a stretch of cloth"
20.NounA walk.
21.NounA quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
22.NounA long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
23.NounTerm of address for a tall person.
24.NounThe homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
25.NounA length of time.
Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days."There is a grand stretch in the evenings.; He did a seven-year stretch in jail."
26.NounExtended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days."There is a grand stretch in the evenings."
27.NounThe period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
28.NounA jail or prison term."He did a seven-year stretch in jail."
29.NounA jail or prison term of one year's duration.
30.NounA single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
31.NounEllipsis of stretch limousine.