Definition of stretch

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Stretch (v. t.) To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings..

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Burst :: Burst (n.) A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings..
Tenter :: Tenter (n.) A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square..
Crane :: Crane (v. t.) To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully..
Reach :: Reach (n.) The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my reach; to be within reach of cannon shot..
Expander :: Expander (n.) Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc..
Stretch :: Stretching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stretc.
Kayak :: Kayak (n.) A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes..
Drumhead :: Drumhead (n.) The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
Drawing :: Drawing (n.) The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies..
Strain :: Strain (a.) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person..
Vibrate :: Vibrate (v. i.) To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate..
Display :: Display (v. t.) To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
Tort :: Tort (a.) Stretched tight; taut.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle..
Board :: Board (n.) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
Strain :: Strain (a.) To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship..
Sprawl :: Sprawl (v. i.) To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.
Tent :: Tent (n.) A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) 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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