Stretch

v. t.	1.	To reach out; to extend; to put forth. [imp. & p. p. Stretched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stretching.] And stretch forth his neck long and small. - Chaucer. I in conquest stretched mine arm. - Shak.
	2.	To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
	3.	To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
	4.	To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly. The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain. - Shak.
	5.	To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle. Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve. - Doddridge.
	6.	To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit. They take up, one day, the most violent and stretched prerogative. - Burke.
v. i.	1.	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. As far as stretcheth any ground. - Gower.
	2.	To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
	3.	To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances. The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch and yield, remained umbroken. - Boyle.
	4.	To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.
	5.	(Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward. Stretch out an order to rowers to extend themselves forward in dipping the oar.
n.	1.	Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination. By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain. - Dryden. Those put a lawful authority upon the stretch, to the abuse of yower, under the color of prerogative. - L'Estrange.
	2.	A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land. A great stretch of cultivated country. - W. Black. But all of them left me a week at a stretch. - E. Eggleston.
	3.	The extent to which anything may be stretched. Quotations, in their utmost stretch, can signify no more than that Luther lay under severe agonies of mind. - Atterbury. This is the utmost stretch that nature can. - Granville.
	4.	(Naut.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
	5.	Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal. To be on the stretch to be obliged to use one's utmost powers. Home stretch See under Home, a.

Noun	1.	stretch - a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
	2.	stretch - the act of physically reaching or thrusting out Synonyms: reaching, reach
	3.	stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack
	4.	stretch - exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent Synonyms: stretching
	5.	stretch - extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
	6.	stretch - an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" Synonyms: stint
	7.	stretch - the capacity for being stretched Synonyms: stretchability, stretchiness
Verb	1.	stretch - occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line" Synonyms: stretch along
	2.	stretch - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" Synonyms: extend
	3.	stretch - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" Synonyms: stretch out, unfold, extend
	4.	stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches" Antonyms: contract, shrink - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
	5.	stretch - make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" Synonyms: elongate
	6.	stretch - lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" Synonyms: stretch out
	7.	stretch - pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
	8.	stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
	9.	stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" Synonyms: adulterate, dilute, debase
	10.	stretch - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" Synonyms: extend
	11.	stretch - extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" Synonyms: stretch out
Adj.	1.	stretch - having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
	2.	stretch - easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"

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