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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
stretching
n 1: act of expanding by lengthening or widening
2: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their
full extent [syn: stretch, stretching]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Stretch \Stretch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stretched; p. pr. & vb.
n. Stretching.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D.
strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. str[aum]cka, Dan.
straekke; cf. AS. straeck, strec, strong, violent, G. strack
straight; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to E. strong. Cf.
Straight.]
1. To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
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And stretch forth his neck long and small.
--Chaucer.
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I in conquest stretched mine arm. --Shak.
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2. To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a
straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
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3. To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as,
to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
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4. To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
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The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain.
--Shak.
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5. To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to
stretch a tendon or muscle.
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Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve. --Doddridge.
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6. To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the
truth; to stretch one's credit.
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They take up, one day, the most violent and
stretched prerogative. --Burke.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Stretching \Stretch"ing\,
a. & n. from Stretch, v.
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Stretching course (Masonry), a course or series of
stretchers. See Stretcher, 2. --Britton.
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Thesaurus Results for stretching:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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