Meaning of Stretch | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An act of stretching.
   countable, uncountable
2. The ability to lengthen when pulled.
   countable, uncountable
3. A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
   countable, uncountable
4. A segment of a journey or route.
   countable, uncountable
5. A segment or length of material.
   countable, uncountable
6. A walk.
   UK, archaic, countable, slang, uncountable
7. A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
   countable, uncountable
8. A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
   countable, uncountable
9. Term of address for a tall person.
   countable, informal, uncountable
10. The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
    countable, uncountable
11. A length of time.
    countable, uncountable
12. Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
    Ireland, countable, uncountable
13. The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
    countable, uncountable
14. A jail or prison term.
    countable, slang, uncountable
15. A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
    countable, slang, uncountable
16. A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
    countable, uncountable
17. Ellipsis of stretch limousine.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.”

“That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.”

“It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.”

“To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.”

“It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.”

“It's a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains.”

“a stretch of cloth”

“In the afternoon I went for a stretch into the country, & about 4 it cleared up pretty well, so I hurried back & we got a cart & drove to Bassano, a little town about 8 miles off, that we wanted to see.”

““Hey, Stretch,” he shouted at a tall, spectacled co-worker, “turn the fucking station, will you? You know I can't stand Rush, and it's all they play on this one. If I hear those assholes whine 'Tom Sawyer' one more time, I may go on a fucking killing spree.”

“Amelia: I mean, you're already a dwarf. Gura: Oh, OK, Stretch.”

“After the harvest there was a stretch of clear dry weather, and the animals toiled harder than ever […]”

“There is a grand stretch in the evenings.”

“The '42 Cardinals are best known for their amazing stretch run. St. Louis won 43 of their last 51 games and came back from a double-digit deficit in games in early August to edge out the Dodgers for the N.L. flag.”

“"Of course, if Cripps likes to stay here and do a stretch for burglary, well and good."”

“He did a seven-year stretch in jail.”

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