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Adjective stretching has 1 sense
  1. stretching, wide-spreading - extending far; "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains"
    Antonym: narrow (indirect, via wide)
,Noun stretching has 2 senses
  1. stretching - act of expanding by lengthening or widening
    --1 is a kind of     expansion, enlargement
    --1 has particulars: tension; extension
    Derived form: verb stretch5
  2. stretch, stretching - exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
    --2 is a kind of exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
    --2 has particulars: pandiculation
    Derived form: verb stretch2
,Verb stretch has 11 senses
  1. stretch, stretch along - occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"
    --1 is one way to be
    Derived form: noun stretch1
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  2. stretch, extend - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
    --2 is one way to tense, strain, tense up
    Derived forms: noun stretch4, noun stretching2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    => Somebody ----s
  3. unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
    --3 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  4. stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
    --4 is one way to     grow
    Antonyms: shrink, contract
    Derived forms: noun stretch5, noun stretch7
    Sample sentence:
    These fabrics stretch easily
  5. elongate, stretch - make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
    --5 is one way to lengthen
    Derived forms: noun stretch5, noun stretcher2, noun stretching1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. stretch, stretch out - lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
    --6 is one way to lie down, lie
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  7. stretch - pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
    --7 is one way to     pull, draw, force
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  8. stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
    --8 is one way to     widen, broaden, extend
    Derived form: noun stretch5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  9. adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
    --9 is one way to corrupt, spoil
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  10. extend, stretch - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
    --10 is one way to increase
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  11. stretch, stretch out - extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
    --11 is one way to move
    Derived form: noun stretch2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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