Definition of stretch

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Stretch (v. t.) To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle..

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Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles..
Stretch :: Stretching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stretc.
Splaymouthed :: Splaymouth (n.) A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
Astride :: Astride (adv.) With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle..
Rack :: Rack (a.) An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something..
Reach :: Reach (v. t.) To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a limb, a member, something held, or the like..
Intension :: Intension (n.) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string..
Reach :: Reach (v. t.) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent; as, his land reaches the river..
Tense :: Tense (a.) Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward..
Prostrate :: Prostrate (a.) Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate..
Bat :: Bat (n.) One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire..
Boom :: Boom (n.) A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away..
Extender :: Extender (n.) One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything..
Filar :: Filar (a.) Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar microscope; a filar micrometer..
Snare :: Snare (n.) The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.
Streel :: Streek (v. t.) To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See Streak..
Monochord :: Monochord (n.) An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them..
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