Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: stretch
IPA transcription: [stɹ'ɛtʃ]
Pronunciations of stretch
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: stretch
    Meaning: a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
  • Synonyms: reach, reaching, stretch
    Meaning: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
  • Synonyms: stretch
    Meaning: a straightaway section of a racetrack
  • Synonyms: stretch, stretching
    Meaning: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
  • Synonyms: stretch
    Meaning: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: stretch, stretch_along
    Meaning: occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"
  • Synonyms: stretch, extend
    Meaning: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
  • Synonyms: unfold, stretch, stretch_out, extend
    Meaning: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
  • Synonyms: stretch
    Meaning: become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
  • Synonyms: elongate, stretch
    Meaning: make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
  • Synonyms: stretch, stretch_out
    Meaning: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
  • Synonyms: stretch
    Meaning: pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
  • Synonyms: stretch
    Meaning: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
Usage examples
  • Let us stretch the hour or two.
  • At the foot there was a smooth stretch of green sward.
  • On rare occasions a stream flows down this valley, but now sand dunes stretch across it.
  • Milly, like some vast virgin stretch of pine woods, was made to catch the lumberman's eye.
  • Milly, like some vast virgin stretch of pine woods, was made to catch the lumberman's eye.
  • Three times during the day did he thus stretch his cramped limbs, and pray with his face to the East.
  • The great Architect has built it of the best materials; and never could man have given it so wide a stretch.
  • They went out into the road, which the moon threw into bold relief along its white stretch, but there was no figure scurrying away.
  • She sees unmoved the heroic efforts which Hannibal and his army are making to save her, and she will not stretch out a hand to aid him.
  • Just as he was about to stretch out his hand and seize the monkey, the monkey gave a sudden leap to the tree and hurried away to the tree top.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Dewey Lake Monster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to viruses, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Lemmings (video game), License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Saint Peter, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Lewisville, Texas, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sigi Schmid, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal, License CC BY-SA 4.0