| n. | 1. | One who, or that which, stretches. |
| 2. | (Masonry) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. | |
| 3. | (Arch.) A piece of timber used in building. | |
| 4. | (Naut.) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet. | |
| 5. | A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons. | |
| 6. | An overstretching of the truth; a lie. | |
| 7. | 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. | |
| 8. | An instrument for stretching boots or gloves. | |
| 9. | The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting. |
| Noun | 1. | stretcher - a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting |
| 2. | stretcher - a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it | |
| 3. | stretcher - a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles | |
| 4. | stretcher - a stone that forms the top of wall or building |