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  Stretch \Stretch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stretched; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Stretching.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D.
     strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. str["a]cka, Dan.
     str[ae]kke; cf. AS. str[ae]ck, strec, strong, violent, G.
     strack straight; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to E.
     strong. Cf. Straight.]
     1. To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
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              And stretch forth his neck long and small.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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              I in conquest stretched mine arm.     --Shak.
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     2. To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a
        straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
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     3. To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as,
        to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
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     4. To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
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              The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain.
                                                    --Shak.
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     5. To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to
        stretch a tendon or muscle.
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              Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve.  --Doddridge.
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     6. To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the
        truth; to stretch one's credit.
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              They take up, one day, the most violent and
              stretched prerogative.                --Burke.
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  Stretch \Stretch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stretched; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Stretching.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D.
     strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. str["a]cka, Dan.
     str[ae]kke; cf. AS. str[ae]ck, strec, strong, violent, G.
     strack straight; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to E.
     strong. Cf. Straight.]
     1. To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
  
              And stretch forth his neck long and small.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              I in conquest stretched mine arm.     --Shak.
  
     2. To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a
        straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
  
     3. To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as,
        to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
  
     4. To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
  
              The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     5. To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to
        stretch a tendon or muscle.
  
              Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve.  --Doddridge.
  
     6. To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the
        truth; to stretch one's credit.
  
              They take up, one day, the most violent and
              stretched prerogative.                --Burke.

  stretched
       adj 1: (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching;
              "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to
              injury"
       2: (of the body) extended to full length; "he lay stretched out
          on the bed"; "stretched her calves before running" [syn: stretched
          out]
       3: extended or spread over a wide area or distance; "broad
          fields lay stretched on both sides of us"

  stretched
     vb.
     (infl of en stretch  ed-form)

  stretched
     vb.
     (infl of en stretch  ed-form)

  stretched
     vb.
     (infl of en stretch  ed-form)

  stretched
     vb.
     (infl of en stretch  ed-form)

  stretched
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tretch ed)

  stretched
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en stretch ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb stretch)

  Stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
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  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/ 
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  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  belastet, beansprucht
        "We can't take on any more work we're fully stretched as it is."  - Wir können keine Aufträge mehr annehmen, wir sind bereits voll ausgelastet.
     Synonym: stretched out
  
   see: stretch sth., stretch out sth., stretching, stretching out, stretch sb.'s resources to the limit
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  breiter geworden, sich verbreitert, sich geweitet, sich ausgeweitet
     Synonyms: widened, broadened
  
   see: widen, broaden, stretch, widening, broadening, stretching
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  gedehnt, gespannt
   see: stretch sth., stretching
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  gedehnt, gestreckt, ausgestreckt, ausgebreitet
   see: stretch, stretching, stretches, stretched
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  dehnte, streckte, streckte aus, breitete aus
   see: stretch, stretching, stretched, stretches
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  sich gedehnt, sich gestreckt
   see: stretch, stretching, stretches, stretched
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  dehnte sich, streckte sich
   see: stretch, stretching, stretched, stretches
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  sich erstreckt
   see: stretch, stretching, stretches, stretched
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  erstreckte sich
   see: stretch, stretching, stretched, stretches
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  sich erstreckt, gereicht, gegangen
     Synonyms: reached a place, extended
  
   see: reach a place, extend, stretch, reach to a place/as far as a place, reaching, extending, stretching, The land reaches the river., The land reaches to the river., The land reaches as far as the river., When she is sitting, her feet don't reach the ground., The skirt reaches (down) below her knees., The cord doesn't reach., The lead doesn't quite reach the plug., Her hair reached down to her waist., The boots reached up to his knees.
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  großzügig ausgelegt, weit gefasst
   see: stretch, stretching
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  sich gereckt, seine Glieder gereckt
   see: stretch, have a stretch, stretching
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  gereicht
   see: stretch to sth., stretching, stretch to doing sth., My savings won't stretch to buying a new car.
  

  stretched /stɹˈɛtʃt/
  
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  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "stretched":
     aggrandized, amplified, ballyhooed, disproportionate, dragged out,
     drawn, drawn out, elongated, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant,
     extended, extravagant, extreme, grandiloquent, high-flown,
     hyperbolic, inflated, inordinate, lengthened, magnified, overdone,
     overdrawn, overemphasized, overemphatic, overestimated, overgreat,
     overlarge, overpraised, oversold, overstated, overstressed,
     overwrought, prodigal, profuse, prolongated, prolonged, protracted,
     puffed, pulled, spun out, straggling, strained, stretched out,
     strung out, superlative, taut, tense, tight, touted
  
  

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