stretch

1. v. t. To reach out; to extend; to put forth. Source: opted

2. v. t. To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope. Source: opted

3. v. t. To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings. Source: opted

4. v. t. To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly. Source: opted

5. v. t. To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle. Source: opted

6. v. t. To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit. Source: opted

7. v. i. 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. Source: opted

8. v. i. To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches. Source: opted

9. v. i. To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances. Source: opted

10. v. i. To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts. Source: opted

11. v. i. To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward. Source: opted

12. n. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination. Source: opted

13. n. A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land. Source: opted

14. n. The extent to which anything may be stretched. Source: opted

15. n. The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board. Source: opted

16. n. Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal. Source: opted

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