1. stretch - Noun
2. stretch - Verb
3. stretch - Adjective Satellite
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth. Christopher Wren
All my life I struggled to stretch my mind to the breaking point, until it began to creak, in order to create a great thought which might be able to give a new meaning to life, a new meaning to death, and to console mankind. Nikos Kazantzakis
Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way. Swami Vivekananda
Stretch your foot to the length of your blanket. Persian Proverb
Stretch your hands as far as they reach, grab all you can grab. Yoruba Proverb
Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach. Italian Proverb