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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181. Quincy and I sit out on the deck and read for hours at a stretch.
182. And on this stretch, in particular, there was no provision for crossfire.
183. The plant and its surrounding acreage stretch as far as the eye can see.
184. Stretch of beach between Fishbourne and Ryde Pier offered good flounder at night with odd dabs at Seaview.
185. Supervisors encourage you to set goals that stretch you but are achievable, and then reward you for attaining them.
186. This is not absolutely necessary but it would stretch your imagination and further clarify the entire research process from beginning to end.
187. What would you do if they came and built a hotel on this stretch of coast?
188. The jeep left the road and was fishtailing violently through a stretch of gravel as the fire truck thundered by.
189. Quiet and observant walkers may see red deer along this particular stretch.
190. Except, of course, for the lone and level sands of the wrecked economy, which stretch away in all directions.
191. From Flamborough Head northwards there is a stretch of spectacular limestone cliff scenery, reaching its highest point around Bempton.
192. Iden stretch for small fish on pole and maggot in the deeper water by lock.
193. The place used to stretch for the best part of a quarter of a mile away from the town.
194. They turn up regularly beneath large boulders on any stretch frequented by shore fishermen.
195. One at a time as they turned the bend, Ezra watched their faces stretch.
196. A thing of wonder, they stretch to the skies, and can seem for a time great catacombs of effort.
197. Projects should stretch people, not overload them; projects should provide excitement on the job, not stress and strain.
198. He came through to play at our school in this long, stretch Franklin car, and we followed him into town.
199. The Salvation Army in Sri Lanka had a reputation for making a rupee stretch further than anyone else.
200. Stretch arms up high, then slowly lean forwards as far as you can without straining.
201. Touch it again, and it will curl up again, and then stretch out once more.
202. New roads, stadium lights and steel fencing have dramatically altered the 5-mile stretch patrolled by agents from the Imperial Beach station.
203. Cal used that for a 6-0 run and scored 15 consecutive points on free throws during that stretch.
204. During this third movement, an adagio, the land also developed stretch marks.
205. A bell buoy tolled from across the fiat stretch of gray water beyond. Sentencedict.com
206. We seemed to drift into tranquility once we reached the long plateau stretch on the high road to Taos.
207. The road, which was narrow, was separated from a low cliff by a stretch of rough grass.
208. Which is why the current stretch, with 11 of 15 at home, is so critical.
209. For added benefit stretch your chin up as you do the exercise.
210. Millions of tiny polyps have emerged from their limestone cells to stretch out their minuscule arms and grope for food.
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