Stretched — synonyms, stretched antonyms, definition

1. stretched (a)

drawn out expanded expansive extended rigid spread strained taut tense tight widespread

2. stretched (Adjective)

stretched (Adjective) — (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching. ex. "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"

stretched (Adjective) — Extended or spread over a wide area or distance. ex. "broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"

3. stretched (Verb)

adulterated debased diluted elongated loaded stretched along stretched out unfolded shrank

stretched (Verb) — Occupy a large, elongated area. ex. "The park stretched beneath the train line"

stretched (Verb) — Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body. ex. "Stretch your legs!"

stretched (Verb) — Make longer or of full length; remove folds by pulling. ex. "stretch out that piece of cloth"

stretched (Verb) — Become longer by being stretched and pulled. ex. "The fabric stretches"

stretched (Verb) — Make long or longer by pulling and stretching. ex. "stretch the fabric"

stretched (Verb) — Lie down comfortably. ex. "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

stretched (Verb) — Pull in opposite directions. ex. "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

stretched (Verb) — Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly. ex. "Stretch the limits" ex. "stretch my patience" ex. "stretch the imagination"

stretched (Verb) — Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.

stretched (Verb) — Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance. ex. "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"

stretched (Verb) — Extend one's body or limbs. ex. "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

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