Synonym: distend, draw out, elongate, expand, extend, spread, strain. Antonym: shrink. Similar words: stretch out, retreat, stress, streak, street, stream, contretemps, distress. Meaning: [stretʃ] 
n. 1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance 2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out 3. a straightaway section of a racetrack 4. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent 5. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit 6. an unbroken period of time during which you do something 7. the capacity for being stretched. v. 1. occupy a large, elongated area 2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body 3. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length 4. become longer by being stretched and pulled 5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching 6. lie down comfortably 7. pull in opposite directions 8. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly 9. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones 10. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance 11. extend one's body or limbs. adj. 1. having an elongated seating area 2. easily stretched.
n. 1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance 2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out 3. a straightaway section of a racetrack 4. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent 5. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit 6. an unbroken period of time during which you do something 7. the capacity for being stretched. v. 1. occupy a large, elongated area 2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body 3. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length 4. become longer by being stretched and pulled 5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching 6. lie down comfortably 7. pull in opposite directions 8. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly 9. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones 10. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance 11. extend one's body or limbs. adj. 1. having an elongated seating area 2. easily stretched. 
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91. This once I'll stretch the rules and let you leave work early.
92. By no stretch of the imagination could the trip be described as relaxing.
93. Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.
94. I'd love a holiday if our money will stretch that far.
95. Have a good stretch from time to time to prevent yourself getting stiff.
96. That stretch of river is too shallow to be navigable.
97. I was hoping they would stretch a point and let me stay on for a while.
98. There are tailbacks along a 10-mile stretch of the motorway.
99. This stretch of land was once covered with luxuriant forest, but is now bare.
100. By no stretch of the imagination could he be seriously described as an artist.
101. The wooden hut stood on a lonely stretch of beach.
102. My present job doesn't stretch me, so I'm looking for something more demanding.
103. The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.
104. Traffic is at a standstill along a five-mile stretch of the M11 just south of Cambridge.
105. There are lots of things I'd like to buy, but our budget just won't stretch that far.
106. There's no way I could work for ten hours at a stretch.
107. She doesn't have all the qualifications but I think we should stretch a point in her favour.
108. Unsettled weather will stretch from the middle Mississippi Valley to the southern Middle Atlantic States.
109. Two extra people are coming for dinner.Will the food stretch out?
110. It has been clinically proved that it is better to stretch the tight muscles first.
111. With a stretch of his arm, he reached the shelf.
112. This stretch of coast has been designated a danger zone.
113. He was about to stretch out his hand to grab me.
114. I just want to get home and stretch out on the sofa.
115. She looked certain to win as she entered the final stretch. Sentencedict.com
116. Where can I buy those things that stretch your shoes?
117. The budget won't stretch to a new car this year.
118. Stay in this position and feel the stretch in your legs.
119. My family wasn't wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.
120. The talks look set to stretch into a second week.
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