All stretch antonyms
stretch
S s verb stretch
- astringe β to contract or become contracted
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- astringed β to compress; bind together; constrict.
- crouch β If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
- constrict β If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
- densifying β to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
- minify β to make less.
- cringe β If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
- inventoried β a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- forgathered β Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
- abridge β to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- compress β When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- agglomerated β gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- caving β the sport of climbing in and exploring caves
- massed β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- boil down β When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- nutshell β the shell of a nut.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- conglomerated β Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
- inclose β enclose.
- flinch β to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- cockled β Simple past tense and past participle of cockle.
- inclosed β enclose.
- lessen β to become less.
- decocted β Simple past tense and past participle of decoct.
- massing β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- initialling β (British) present participle of initial.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- condense β If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- draw in β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- initialed β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- inked β (slang) Having a tattoo or tattoos.
- delimitate β delimit.
- capsulize β to state (information) in a highly condensed form
- initialing β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- cool down β If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
- mark down β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- bankrupted β Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- initialled β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- hem in β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- epitomize β Be a perfect example of.
- concentrate β If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
- bant β string
- initials β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
noun stretch
- deflation β Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.