Word Finder - stretched

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To lengthen by pulling.

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I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.

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To lengthen when pulled.

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The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.

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To pull tight.

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First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.

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To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

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I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.

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To make inaccurate by exaggeration.

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To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.

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To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.

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The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.

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To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles

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Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack.

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To extend to a limit point

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His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns.

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To increase.

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To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.

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a man apt to stretch in his report of facts

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To sail by the wind under press of canvas.

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The ship stretched to the eastward.

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To execute by hanging.

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To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.

There he stretched out his long legs and sipped at the cup of coffee.

Cade stretched and yawned.

The manor stretched into three long wings.

The low shrub oak plateau to which the opposite shore arose stretched away toward the prairies of the West and the steppes of Tartary, affording ample room for all the roving families of men.

Cramped, she stretched before approaching him again.

Eureka yawned and stretched herself.

The dark sky stretched far overhead, no sign of morning yet visible.

The man who had wakened yawned and stretched himself.

Dean stretched and extinguished the bedside lamp but neither slept.

She stretched and sat up, reaching for her clothes.

He paused in the dining room doorway, watching as Carmen stretched to put a glass in the cabinet.

The man stretched out his legs in front of him.

Milka, a black-spotted, broad-haunched bitch with prominent black eyes, got up on seeing her master, stretched her hind legs, lay down like a hare, and then suddenly jumped up and licked him right on his nose and mustache.

In places the wild muscadine and scuppernong vines stretched from tree to tree, making arbours which were always full of butterflies and buzzing insects.

This time she stretched her arms around his waist without hesitation.

To the right, where the Kaluga road turns near Neskuchny, endless rows of troops and carts stretched away into the distance.

Not wanting to be around to hear Claire get her way, Sofia climbed onto the edge of Damian's balcony and stretched upward toward the ledge running around the mansion.

Fred was stretched out on the bed, fully dressed and looking like a funeral home customer.

His skin was smooth and warm, stretched taut over an athletic body.

I felt approaching footsteps, I stretched out my hand as I supposed to my mother.

He stretched out his hand to take hold of the purse.

His gaze traveled her body as she bent over the bed and stretched for a maroon sweater.

She'd run her hands over his perfect body, marveling at the smooth skin stretched over solid muscle.

The doll cried, too, and stretched out its arms from among the green branches, and looked distressed.

From the cave we have advanced to roofs of palm leaves, of bark and boughs, of linen woven and stretched, of grass and straw, of boards and shingles, of stones and tiles.

Then he lifted his head, stretched his neck as if he intended to say something, but immediately, with affected indifference, began to hum to himself, producing a queer sound which immediately broke off.

A wide porch stretched the length of the building, and above it were two balconies with black wrought iron banisters that curved out gracefully.

She pulled the lawn chair into the shade under a tree and stretched out, closing her eyes and simply listening to the birds.

She stretched and tried to relax, but her mind kept returning to Cade - thinking of his warm touch on the palm of her hand.

She stretched and climbed out of bed.

She stretched; realizing her back was getting sore.

She found herself watching Gabriel as he stretched upwards to fix the lights.

His shirt stretched tightly over his shoulders and across his back while his biceps flexed and the roped muscles of his forearms rippled with his tinkering.

When they passed over a field of grass Jim immediately stretched down his head and began to nibble.

I started up and instinctively stretched out my hands.

There was an odour of print and leather in the room which told me that it was full of books, and I stretched out my hand instinctively to find them.

The soft whispering voice continued its rhythmic murmur, something oppressed him and stretched out, and the strange face was before him.

When he pulled the covers over her, she stretched out and fell asleep again.

Bordeaux was stretched on the sand outside the firelight, leaning on one elbow while he ate.

Gabriel stretched towards her slowly.

Gabriel stretched towards her slowly, afraid of spooking her.

So the problem must be that we have stretched the planet past its ability to feed its inhabitants, right?

He gave the reins to a Cossack, took off and handed over his felt coat, stretched his legs, and set his cap straight.

He rose and stretched, stiff and weak but healed.

She stood on her toes and stretched upward to kiss his lips.

Jule wrapped himself in the blanket and stretched out on the floor, hungry and chilled.

Jule stretched his neck back and shook out his arms in the cold night.

He paused in the middle of the lawn that stretched between the house and the massive garage.

She rose and stretched then left the small house on a hill for a quick walk.

He stretched and yawned, and then reached for his clothes.