English to English
noun
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance
A stretch of highway.
A stretch of clear water.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
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- a straightaway section of a racetrack
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- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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- extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
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
There were stretches of boredom.
He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary.
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- the capacity for being stretched
source: WordNet 3.0
- Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- having an elongated seating area
A stretch limousine.
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- easily stretched
Stretch hosiery.
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verb
- occupy a large, elongated area
The park stretched beneath the train line.
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- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
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
Unfold the newspaper.
Stretch out that piece of cloth.
Extend the TV antenna.
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- become longer by being stretched and pulled
The fabric stretches.
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- make long or longer by pulling and stretching
Stretch the fabric.
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- lie down comfortably
To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass.
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- pull in opposite directions
During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack.
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- extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
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
Adulterate liquor.
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- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
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
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: Webster 1913
- 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: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [strétch] Tindí; balták
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [strétch] Baltakin; hilahin; unatin; banatin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
