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Synonyms for stretch
strɛtʃstretch
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Princeton's WordNet
stretchnoun
a large and unbroken expanse or distance
"a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
Synonyms:
stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingreach, reaching, stretchnoun
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
Synonyms:
reach, stretchability, range, scope, arrival, reaching, stretchiness, stretching, ambit, compass, orbit, grasp, stintstretchnoun
a straightaway section of a racetrack
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stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingstretch, stretchingnoun
exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingstretchnoun
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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stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingstretch, stintnoun
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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stretching, stretchability, stint, stretchiness, reaching, reach, least sandpiperstretch, stretchiness, stretchabilityadjective
the capacity for being stretched
Synonyms:
stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingstretch(a)adjective
having an elongated seating area
"a stretch limousine"
stretchverb
easily stretched
"stretch hosiery"
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stretch(a)stretch, stretch alongverb
occupy a large, elongated area
"The park stretched beneath the train line"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldstretch, extendverb
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
"Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
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go, unfold, run, hold out, elongate, adulterate, stretch along, draw out, gallop, reach out, broaden, strain, dilute, debase, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, cover, widen, expand, load, lead, poke out, carry, pass, exsert, protract, stretch forth, continue, prolongunfold, stretch, stretch out, extendverb
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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gallop, crane, blossom, widen, run, lead, continue, debase, load, poke out, extend, blossom forth, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, spread out, open, go, stretch forth, pass, adulterate, dilute, reach out, unfold, exsert, stretch along, spread, expand, cover, prolong, strain, hold out, blossom out, elongate, broadenstretchverb
become longer by being stretched and pulled
"The fabric stretches"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldelongate, stretchverb
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldstretch, stretch outverb
lie down comfortably
"To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
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hold out, debase, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, crane, exsert, stretch forth, load, unfoldstretchverb
pull in opposite directions
"During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldstretchverb
extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
"Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldload, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debaseverb
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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lade, unfold, pervert, elongate, adulterate, demoralise, deprave, stretch along, debauch, thin, vitiate, reduce, dilute, cut, thin out, stretch out, misdirect, load up, extend, debase, laden, charge, load, corrupt, profane, demoralize, subvert, alloyextend, stretchverb
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"
Synonyms:
go, unfold, exsert, hold out, elongate, strain, stretch along, cover, dilute, reach out, broaden, draw out, gallop, debase, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, run, widen, expand, load, lead, poke out, carry, pass, protract, stretch forth, continue, adulterate, prolongstretch, stretch outverb
extend one's body or limbs
"Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
Synonyms:
hold out, debase, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, crane, exsert, stretch forth, load, unfold
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
stretchverb
Synonyms:
strain, tighten, make tensestretchverb
stretchverb
Synonyms:
reach, stretch forth, hold outstretchverb
stretchverb
Synonyms:
exaggerate, extend too farstretchverb
Synonyms:
extend, reach, be drawn outstretchnoun
stretchnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "stretch":
stretching, strech, extensible, elongation, tranche, elastic, expand, extend
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Stretch":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#123 | go | |
#283 | open | |
#605 | range | |
#617 | offer | |
#672 | run | |
#846 | cover | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1453 | charge | |
#1493 | pass | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2135 | load | |
#2254 | reach | |
#2412 | carry | |
#3125 | spread | |
#3129 | expand | |
#3270 | scope | |
#4349 | thin | |
#4484 | arrival | |
#4532 | extend | |
#5572 | stretch | |
#6257 | reaching | |
#6612 | strain | |
#8954 | laden | |
#9510 | alloy | |
#9591 | orbit | |
#10212 | crane | |
#10647 | compass | |
#11130 | elastic | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#12711 | stretching | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#13900 | blossom | |
#20313 | broaden | |
#21844 | tighten | |
#21963 | extensible | |
#23908 | widen | |
#25927 | unfold | |
#28302 | elongation | |
#28687 | dilute | |
#28795 | stint | |
#32543 | profane | |
#32756 | prolong | |
#34734 | pervert | |
#41877 | gallop | |
#50673 | tranche | |
#51579 | subvert | |
#59386 | ambit | |
#62038 | elongate | |
#89684 | lade | |
#121624 | vitiate | |
#123268 | strech | |
#162847 | debase | |
#163167 | demoralize | |
#212610 | debauch | |
#232391 | misdirect | |
#251151 | adulterate | |
#311639 | protract |
How to use stretch in a sentence?
During this whole stretch of time, Alex Jones content itself has been essentially hollow, watching Alex Jones from my perspective has gotten a lot less interesting.
I don't think it's a great stretch, he was one of those guys with a very strong sense of justice and professional discipline and in light of what evolved and came to be disclosed -- I speak as a forensic pathologist who's done so many suicides over the years and what can bring someone to that point. It's pure conjecture, not based on any factual knowledge.
It was a tough loss and we’ve said that too many times this year, we outboarded them by 18, but we had too many turnovers( 20). I blame Mississippi State coach Ben Howland for the looks we did n’t get down the stretch.
The Warriors kept The Warriors composure. The second unit was amazing both halves, the Warriors got some momentum in the second half to give The Warriors a chance and carry The Warriors down the stretch.
I don’t think that’s a stretch for the industry to do, and I don’t think it would hurt our ability to meet our local demand.
Translations for stretch
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- تمدد, تمتدArabic
- estirarCatalan, Valencian
- natáhnoutCzech
- strækkeDanish
- dehnen, ausleiern, strecken, Strecke, AbschnittGerman
- τείνωGreek
- streĉiEsperanto
- estirar, estirarse, extenderse, dar, estiramiento, tramo, elasticidad, trecho, estirónSpanish
- کش آمدنPersian
- venyttää, venytellä, pingottaa, venyä, venyttely, venyvyys, osuus, liioittelu, kimmoisuusFinnish
- s'étirer, s'étendre, étendre, étirementFrench
- síneadhIrish
- sìnScottish Gaelic
- kifeszít, kinyújtHungarian
- ձգվելArmenian
- meregangIndonesian
- tendereItalian
- 伸びる, 伸ばす, ストレッチJapanese
- 당기다, 뻗다Korean
- tendo, extendoLatin
- whakamakaka, hōkari, whakamākakakakaMāori
- strekken, rechttrekken, rekken, aanspannen, reiken, rekDutch
- tøye utNorwegian
- estesarOccitan
- rozciągaćPolish
- esticar, espreguiçar-sePortuguese
- chutayQuechua
- extender, stender, tenderRomansh
- întindeRomanian
- растянуться, вытянуться, растягивать, натягивать, вытянуть, вытягиваться, натянуть, вытягивать, растянуть, растягиваться, растя́жка, эласти́чность, растя́гивание, промежу́ток, уча́стокRussian
- तनोतिSanskrit
- sträckaSwedish
- நீட்சிTamil
- సాగు, సాగదీయు, ఒళ్ళు విరుచుకొనుTelugu
- germek, uzamak, çekmek, gerilmek, yayılmak, gerinmek, uzanmak, uzatmak, esneklik, elastikiyet, gerinmeTurkish
- розтягнутиUkrainian
- duỗiVietnamese
- 伸展Chinese
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