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Meaning of stretch
- 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.
Crossword clue for stretch
- Cause to become longer
- continuous extent of length
- Draw tight
- Elasticity
- Elongate
- Extent
- Make last
- Prison term
- Pull longer
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