Definition of stretch

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Stretch (v. i.) To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances..

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Ambulance :: Ambulance (n.) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps..
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..
Porrect :: Porrect (a.) Extended horizontally; stretched out.
Tensor :: Tensor (n.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A piece of timber used in building.
Tentiginous :: Tentiginous (a.) Stiff; stretched; strained.
Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints..
Pandiculated :: Pandiculated (a.) Extended; spread out; stretched.
Stretch :: Stretching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stretc.
Bench :: Bench (n.) A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river..
Muley :: Muley (n.) A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate..
Portend :: Portend (v. t.) To stretch out before.
Cramp :: Cramp (n.) A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape..
Strain :: Strain (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument..
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..
Snare :: Snare (n.) The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.
Ringhead :: Ringhead (n.) An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth.
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..
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