stretchstretch1 /strɛtʃ/ ●●● verb 
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[intransitive, transitive] also stretch out to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled, or to make something become bigger or looser by pulling it: 
My sweater has stretched all out of shape.2[intransitive, transitive] to reach out your arms, legs, or body to full length, often before exercise: Maxie got up and stretched. Klein stretched out his hand to Devlin. It’s important to warm up and stretch before exercising.3[intransitive] to spread out over a large area, or continue for a long period: The line of people stretched around the corner. The project will probably stretch into next year.4[intransitive] if cloth stretches, it changes shape when you pull or wear it, and becomes its original shape when you stop: The shorts stretch to fit.5[transitive] to pull something so that it is tight: Stretch a rope between two trees.6be stretched (to the limit) to have hardly enough money, supplies, energy, time, etc. to do something: Our resources are already stretched to the limit.7stretch your legs informal to go for a walkstretch out phrasal verb informal to lie down so that you can rest or sleep: He stretched out on the bed.
1 [intransitive, transitive] also stretch out to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled, or to make something become bigger or looser by pulling it: My sweater has stretched all out of shape.2[intransitive, transitive] to reach out your arms, legs, or body to full length, often before exercise: Maxie got up and stretched. Klein stretched out his hand to Devlin. It’s important to warm up and stretch before exercising.3[intransitive] to spread out over a large area, or continue for a long period: The line of people stretched around the corner. The project will probably stretch into next year.4[intransitive] if cloth stretches, it changes shape when you pull or wear it, and becomes its original shape when you stop: The shorts stretch to fit.5[transitive] to pull something so that it is tight: Stretch a rope between two trees.6be stretched (to the limit) to have hardly enough money, supplies, energy, time, etc. to do something: Our resources are already stretched to the limit.7stretch your legs informal to go for a walkstretch out phrasal verb informal to lie down so that you can rest or sleep: He stretched out on the bed.
