Definition of stretch

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Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.

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Tentiginous :: Tentiginous (a.) Stiff; stretched; strained.
Porrection :: Porrection (n.) The act of stretching forth.
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A piece of timber used in building.
Spread :: Spread (v. i.) To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand..
Overstrain :: Overstrain (v. t.) To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.
Reach :: Reach (v. i.) To stretch out the hand.
Nonextensile :: Nonextensile (a.) Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.
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..
Strain :: Strain (a.) To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship..
Intense :: Intense (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought..
Stream :: Stream (v. i.) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind..
Stretcher :: Stretch (n.) Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit..
Snowshoe :: Snowshoe (n.) A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons for walking on soft snow..
Stretch :: Stretch (n.) Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination..
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..
Rack :: Rack (a.) An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something..
Foreside :: Foreside (n.) The front side; the front; esp., a stretch of country fronting the sea..
Porrect :: Porrect (a.) Extended horizontally; stretched out.
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