Stretch
Definitions
- An act of stretching.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- A segment or length of material.
- A walk.
- A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- 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.
- Term of address for a tall person.
- The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- A length of time.
- Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- A jail or prison term.
- A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
- Ellipsis of stretch limousine.
Conjugation
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Equivalents
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Azərbaycan diliçəkmək
Българскипреувеличавам
Češtinanatáhnout
Cymraegymestyn
Esperantostreĉi
Euskaraluzatu
Suomikasvattaakaukaa haettukimmoisuuslevittäytyäliioittelulisätäosuuspingottaaulottuavenyävenytellävenyttäävenyttelyvenytysvenyvyys
Bahasa Indonesiaruas
Italianotendere
Te Reo Māoritoro
Русскийвытягиватьвытягиватьсявытянутьвытянутьсянатягиватьнатянутьпотягиватьсяпотянутьсяпреувеличиватьпреувеличитьпромежутокпростира́тьсяпротягиватьпротянутьрастя́гиваниерастягиватьрастягиватьсярастяжкарастянутьрастянутьсяучастокэластичность
Gagana Samoatolo
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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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