Definition of stretch

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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..

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Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) One who, or that which, stretches..
Strain :: Strain (a.) To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship..
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..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
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 (v. i.) To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances..
Pound :: Pound (n.) A level stretch in a canal between locks.
Rack :: Rack (a.) An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending, retaining, or displaying, something..
Burst :: Burst (n.) A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse..
Upright :: Upright (a.) Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.
Intended :: Intended (a.) Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
Span :: Span (v. t.) To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as an arch.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches..
Kettledrum :: Kettledrum (n.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
Tree :: Tree (v. t.) To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3..
Porrection :: Porrection (n.) The act of stretching forth.
Extension :: Extension (v. t.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
Tentiginous :: Tentiginous (a.) Stiff; stretched; strained.
Prostrate :: Prostrate (a.) Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate..
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