ALL meanings of stretched
stretch
S s - verb with object stretched to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground. 1
- verb with object stretched to hold out, reach forth, or extend (one's arm, head, etc.). 1
- verb with object stretched to extend, spread, or place (something) so as to reach from one point or place to another: to stretch a rope across a road. 1
- verb with object stretched to draw tight or taut: to stretch the strings of a violin. 1
- verb with object stretched to lengthen, widen, distend, or enlarge by tension: to stretch a rubber band. 1
- verb with object stretched to draw out, extend, or enlarge unduly: The jacket was stretched at the elbows. 1
- verb with object stretched to extend, force, or make serve beyond the normal or proper limits; strain: to stretch the imagination; to stretch the facts; to stretch food to feed extra guests; to stretch money to keep within a budget. 1
- verb with object stretched to extend or strain (oneself) to the utmost, as by intense exertion; tax. 1
- verb with object stretched to increase the quantity of (a beverage, food, paint, etc.) by dilution or admixing: They caught the bartender stretching the gin with water. 1
- verb with object stretched Radio and Television. to prolong or slow down (action or pace) in order not to end too early: to stretch a show; to stretch the action two minutes. 1
- verb without object stretched to recline at full length (usually followed by out): to stretch out on a couch. 1
- verb without object stretched to extend the hand or to reach, as for something. 1
- verb without object stretched to extend over a distance or area or in a particular direction: The forest stretches for miles. 1
- verb without object stretched to extend in time: His memory stretches back to his early childhood. 1
- verb without object stretched to stretch oneself by extending the limbs and lengthening the muscles to the utmost: to stretch and yawn. 1
- verb without object stretched to become stretched, or admit of being stretched, to greater length, width, etc., as any elastic or ductile material. 1
- verb without object stretched Radio and Television. to reduce the pace or slow down the action of a radio or television program. 1
- noun stretched an act or instance of stretching. 1
- noun stretched the state of being stretched. 1
- noun stretched a continuous length, distance, tract, or expanse: a stretch of meadow. 1
- noun stretched Horse Racing. the backstretch or homestretch of a racetrack. 1
- noun stretched Baseball. a short windup, usually used to keep base runners from taking too long a lead, in which the pitcher starts the pitching motion with hands together at the waist, raises them to or above the head, brings them back to the waist, and, after a momentary pause, delivers the ball. 1
- noun stretched an extent in time; duration: for a stretch of ten years. 1
- noun stretched elasticity or capacity for extension. 1
- noun stretched Slang. a term of imprisonment: He's doing a stretch in the pen. 1
- noun stretched the act or fact of stretching or extending something beyond reasonable or proper limits: You wouldn't call her a genius by any stretch of the imagination. It's quite a stretch for me to believe his story. 1
- noun stretched (initial capital letter) a nickname for a tall, lanky person. 1
- adjective stretched made of synthetic or composite yarn having a sufficiently low denier or having been subjected to any of several special mechanical treatments to permit increased elasticity: stretch girdle; stretch pants. 1
- adjective stretched (of yarn) modified or twisted so as to afford high elasticity. 1
- adjective stretched Also, stretched. of or relating to a conveyance, as a limousine or airliner, whose seating area is expanded to carry more passengers or afford greater legroom and to allow space for other comforts and amenities. 1
- adjective stretched under pressure and doing as much as is feasible 0