Dictionary entry details
• STRETCH (noun)
Meaning:
A large and unbroken expanse or distance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context examples:
a stretch of highway / a stretch of clear water
Hypernyms ("stretch" is a kind of...):
expanse (a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stretch"):
slack; slack water (a stretch of water without current or movement)
Meaning:
The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
reaching; stretch; reach
Hypernyms ("stretch" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stretch"):
outreach (the act of reaching out)
Meaning:
A straightaway section of a racetrack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stretch" is a kind of...):
straight; straightaway (a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse)
Domain category:
racing (the sport of engaging in contests of speed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stretch"):
homestretch (the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line)
Holonyms ("stretch" is a part of...):
racecourse; racetrack; raceway; track (a course over which races are run)
Meaning:
Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
stretching; stretch
Hypernyms ("stretch" is a kind of...):
exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stretch"):
pandiculation (yawning and stretching (as when first waking up))
Meaning:
Extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
running at full stretch / by no stretch of the imagination / beyond any stretch of his understanding
Hypernyms ("stretch" is a kind of...):
extension (act of expanding in scope; making more widely available)
Meaning:
An unbroken period of time during which you do something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
stint; stretch
Context examples:
there were stretches of boredom / he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
Hypernyms ("stretch" is a kind of...):
continuance; duration (the period of time during which something continues)
Meaning:
The capacity for being stretched
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
stretchiness; stretchability; stretch
Hypernyms ("stretch" is a kind of...):
elasticity; snap (the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed)
• STRETCH (adjective)
Meaning:
Having an elongated seating area
Context example:
a stretch limousine
Similar:
long (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified)
Meaning:
Easily stretched
Context example:
stretch hosiery
Similar:
elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)
• STRETCH (verb)
Meaning:
Occupy a large, elongated area
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
stretch; stretch along
Context example:
The park stretched beneath the train line
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
stretch; extend
Context examples:
Stretch your legs! / Extend your right arm above your head
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
strain; tense; tense up (cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stretch"):
crane; stretch out (stretch (the neck) so as to see better)
spread-eagle (stretch out completely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stretch out; stretch; unfold; extend
Context examples:
Unfold the newspaper / stretch out that piece of cloth / extend the TV antenna
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Become longer by being stretched and pulled
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The fabric stretches
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stretch"):
give; yield (be flexible under stress of physical force)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
These fabrics stretch easily
Antonym:
shrink (become smaller or draw together)
Meaning:
Make long or longer by pulling and stretching
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
elongate; stretch
Context example:
stretch the fabric
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
lengthen (make longer)
Cause:
stretch (become longer by being stretched and pulled)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stretch"):
shoetree; tree (stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Lie down comfortably
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stretch out; stretch
Context example:
To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
lie; lie down (assume a reclining position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Pull in opposite directions
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stretch"):
draw; pull back (pull back the sling of (a bow))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
Stretch the limits / stretch my patience / stretch the imagination
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
broaden; extend; widen (extend in scope or range or area)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
adulterate; dilute; debase; stretch
Context example:
adulterate liquor
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
corrupt; spoil (alter from the original)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stretch"):
water down (thin by adding water to)
doctor; doctor up; sophisticate (alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
stretch; extend
Context examples:
stretch the soup by adding some more cream / extend the casserole with a little rice
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Extend one's body or limbs
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
stretch out; stretch
Context example:
Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
Hypernyms (to "stretch" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
