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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121. Lift your arms above your head and inhale as you stretch.
122. This particular stretch of coast is especially popular with walkers.
123. The Jandia Peninsula is a stretch of white sands backed by a mountain range.
124. She used to read for hours at a stretch .
125. I see nothing but a small stretch of road immediately ahead.
126. The exercises are designed to stretch and tone your leg muscles.
127. Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin, making sure you don't stretch it.
128. I don't think we can stretch out the fuel to the end of this week, so you'd better go and get some more.
129. Nearby there is a stretch of white sand beach perfect for sunbathing.
130. Tame birds, when approached, will stretch out their necks and ruffle their neck feathering.
131. The talks look setting to stretch into a second week.
132. We'll stretch a point and let the baby travel free this time.
133. I'm trying to move on and stretch myself with something different.
134. The child's hands are too small to stretch to an octave on the piano.
135. Always stretch before exercising.
136. I always have a good stretch when I get up in the morning.
137. The festival is being held on a stretch of parkland near the river.
138. I need a new car, but my savings won't stretch to it.
139. He couldn't stretch out his money to the end of the month.
140. The wind was with me on the home stretch and I ran well.
141. It was good to get out of the car and stretch our legs.
142. Some very rare birds inhabit our stretch of the river.
143. The fishing in this stretch of the river is strictly preserved.
144. Small veins are removed from the leg and used to bypass the blocked up stretch of coronary arteries.
145. I'm going to have to stretch this $20 until payday.Sentencedict.com
146. The refugee camps stretch as far as the eye can see.
147. There have been many shipwrecks along this dangerous stretch of coastline.
148. This fabric doesn't have much stretch in it, does it?
149. Below you, though still 50 miles off, is the most treeless stretch of land imaginable.
150. We got out of the car and had a good stretch.
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