| stretch |
verb t. |
To reach out; to extend; to put forth., To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope., To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings., To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly., To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle., To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one’s credit., To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles., To extend or spread one’s self, or one’s limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches., To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances., To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts., To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward., Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination., A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land., The extent to which anything may be stretched., The reach or extent of a vessel’s progress on one tack; a tack or board., Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal. |