1. verb
a) To lengthen by pulling.
I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
b) To lengthen when pulled.
The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
2. noun
a) An act of stretching. <! but not in all senses?
I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
b) The ability to lengthen when pulled.
To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
See Also: at full stretch, by a long stretch, cat stretch, outstretch, overstretch, seventh inning stretch, stretchable, stretch limo, stretch of the imagination, stretch mark, stretch out, stretch pants, stretcher, stretchy
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