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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Tentiginous :: Tentiginous (a.) Stiff; stretched; strained.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) One who, or that which, stretches..
Upright :: Upright (a.) Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.
Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street..
Brail :: Brail (n.) A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
Farstretched :: Farstretched (a.) Streatched beyond ordinary limits.
Stretch :: Stretching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stretc.
Resiliency :: Resiliency (n.) The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain..
Intended :: Intended (a.) Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
Stretch :: Stretch (n.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit..
Tent :: Tent (n.) A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp..
Litter :: Litter (n.) A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it..
Extension :: Extension (v. t.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
Vibrate :: Vibrate (v. i.) To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope..
Straw :: Straught (v. t.) To stretch; to make straight.
Intensive :: Intensive (a.) Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified..
Tenter :: Tenter (v. t.) To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters..
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