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English to English adjective satellite
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having an elongated seating area |  | Example: a stretch limousine
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easily stretched | | Example: stretch hosiery
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a large and unbroken expanse or distance | | Example: a stretch of highway
a stretch of clear water
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the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | | source: wordnet30
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a straightaway section of a racetrack | | source: wordnet30
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exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | | source: wordnet30
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extension to or beyond the ordinary limit | | Example: running at full stretch
by no stretch of the imagination
beyond any stretch of his understanding
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an unbroken period of time during which you do something | | Example: there were stretches of boredom
he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
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the capacity for being stretched | | source: wordnet30
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Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination. | | source: webster1913 verb
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occupy a large, elongated area | | Example: The park stretched beneath the train line
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extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body | | Example: Stretch your legs!
Extend your right arm above your head
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extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length | | Example: Unfold the newspaper
stretch out that piece of cloth
extend the TV antenna
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become longer by being stretched and pulled | | Example: The fabric stretches
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make long or longer by pulling and stretching | | Example: stretch the fabric
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lie down comfortably | | Example: To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass
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pull in opposite directions | | Example: During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack
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extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly | | Example: Stretch the limits
stretch my patience
stretch the imagination
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corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | | Example: adulterate liquor
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increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance | | Example: stretch the soup by adding some more cream
extend the casserole with a little rice
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extend one's body or limbs | | Example: Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
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To reach out; to extend; to put forth. | | source: webster1913
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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: webster1913
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