Definition of stretch

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Stretch (v. t.) To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit..

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Intended :: Intended (a.) Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
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..
Ringhead :: Ringhead (n.) An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth.
Farstretched :: Farstretched (a.) Streatched beyond ordinary limits.
Reach :: Reach (n.) Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope..
Subtepid :: Subtense (a.) A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc..
Astride :: Astride (adv.) With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle..
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..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances..
Extendible :: Extendible (a.) Capable of being extended, susceptible of being stretched, extended, enlarged, widened, or expanded..
Stretch :: Stretch (n.) The extent to which anything may be stretched.
Rack :: Rack (a.) An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something..
Stretching :: Stretched (imp. & p. p.) of Stretc.
Stretch :: Stretching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stretc.
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet.
Tension :: Tension (a.) The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx..
Tensor :: Tensor (n.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense..
Streel :: Streek (v. t.) To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See Streak..
Nonextensile :: Nonextensile (a.) Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.
Cicada :: Cicada (n.) Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada..
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