Meaning & use
stretch
To extend one's body or limbs, or to make something longer, wider, or tighter by pulling it.
See it in a sentence
She paused mid-run to stretch her calves against the park bench.
The road stretched for miles across the flat, empty desert.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'a stretch' can describe either a period of time or an exaggerated claim, as in 'that's a bit of a stretch.'
Words with a similar meaning
extendelongate
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
contractshrink
Another way to use it
2. noun
A continuous period of time or a continuous section of something, such as a road or piece of land.
He worked a ten-hour stretch without taking a single break.
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