stretch : Idioms & Phrases

• (Sport.), that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post.

Webster 1913

• (Med.), the operation of stretching a nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the nerve or its connections.

Webster 1913

• verb occupy a large, elongated area
  stretch.
  
  • The park stretched beneath the train line

WordNet

• verb thrust or extend out
  extend; exsert; stretch forth; hold out; put out.
  
  • He held out his hand
  • point a finger
  • extend a hand
  • the bee exserted its sting

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• noun a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)
  

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• verb extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
  stretch; extend; unfold.
  
  • Unfold the newspaper
  • stretch out that piece of cloth
  • extend the TV antenna
• verb lie down comfortably
  stretch.
  
  • To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass
• verb thrust or extend out
  extend; exsert; stretch forth; hold out; put out.
  
  • He held out his hand
  • point a finger
  • extend a hand
  • the bee exserted its sting
• verb extend one's body or limbs
  stretch.
  
  • Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
• verb stretch (the neck) so as to see better
  crane.
  
  • The women craned their necks to see the President drive by

WordNet

• an order to rowers to extend themselves forward in dipping the oar.

Webster 1913

• noun trousers made of a stretchy fabric
  

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• noun a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue
  

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• noun reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture
  myotactic reflex.
  

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• to be obliged to use one's utmost powers.

Webster 1913