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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stretch \Stretch\, v. i.
     1. To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth,
        or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches
        across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square
        miles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As far as stretcheth any ground.      --Gower.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the
        lazy man yawns and stretches.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as
        elastic or ductile substances.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch
              and yield, remained umbroken.         --Boyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to
        stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the
        ship stretched to the eastward. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Stretch out, an order to rowers to extend themselves
        forward in dipping the oar.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And stretch forth his neck long and small.
                                                    --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I in conquest stretched mine arm.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a
        straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as,
        to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to
        stretch a tendon or muscle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve.  --Doddridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the
        truth; to stretch one's credit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They take up, one day, the most violent and
              stretched prerogative.                --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stretch \Stretch\, n.
     1. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach;
        effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a
        stretch of the imagination.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Those put a lawful authority upon the stretch, to
              the abuse of yower, under the color of prerogative.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time;
        as, grassy stretches of land.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A great stretch of cultivated country. --W. Black.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But all of them left me a week at a stretch. --E.
                                                    Eggleston.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The extent to which anything may be stretched.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Quotations, in their utmost stretch, can signify no
              more than that Luther lay under severe agonies of
              mind.                                 --Atterbury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This is the utmost stretch that nature can.
                                                    --Granville.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Naut.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one
        tack; a tack or board.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To be on the stretch, to be obliged to use one's utmost
        powers.
  
     Home stretch. See under Home, a.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stretch \Stretch\, v. i.
     1. To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth,
        or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches
        across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square
        miles.
  
              As far as stretcheth any ground.      --Gower.
  
     2. To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the
        lazy man yawns and stretches.
  
     3. To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as
        elastic or ductile substances.
  
              The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch
              and yield, remained umbroken.         --Boyle.
  
     4. To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to
        stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.]
  
     5. (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the
        ship stretched to the eastward. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
  
     Stretch out, an order to rowers to extend themselves
        forward in dipping the oar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stretch \Stretch\, n.
     1. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach;
        effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a
        stretch of the imagination.
  
              By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              Those put a lawful authority upon the stretch, to
              the abuse of yower, under the color of prerogative.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
  
     2. A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time;
        as, grassy stretches of land.
  
              A great stretch of cultivated country. --W. Black.
  
              But all of them left me a week at a stretch. --E.
                                                    Eggleston.
  
     3. The extent to which anything may be stretched.
  
              Quotations, in their utmost stretch, can signify no
              more than that Luther lay under severe agonies of
              mind.                                 --Atterbury.
  
              This is the utmost stretch that nature can.
                                                    --Granville.
  
     4. (Naut.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one
        tack; a tack or board.
  
     5. Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
  
     To be on the stretch, to be obliged to use one's utmost
        powers.
  
     Home stretch. See under Home, a.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  stretch
       adj 1: having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
              [syn: stretch(a)]
       2: easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"
       n 1: a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of
            highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
       2: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn: reach,
           reaching]
       3: a straightaway section of a racetrack
       4: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their
          full extent [syn: stretching]
       5: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full
          stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any
          stretch of his understanding"
       6: an unbroken period of time during which you do something;
          "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in
          the federal penitentiary" [syn: stint]
       7: the capacity for being stretched [syn: stretchiness, stretchability]
       v 1: occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath
            the train line" [syn: stretch along]
       2: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch
          your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn:
           extend]
       3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
          "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth";
          "extend the TV antenna" [syn: unfold, stretch out, extend]
       4: become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric
          stretches" [ant: shrink]
       5: make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the
          fabric" [syn: elongate]
       6: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out
          on the grass" [syn: stretch out]
       7: pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the
          torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
       8: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the
          limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
       9: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or
          inferior substance; often by replacing valuable
          ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn:
          adulterate, dilute, debase]
       10: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance;
           "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the
           casserole with a little rice" [syn: extend]
       11: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a
           minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: stretch
           out]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 έκταση, προέκταση, άπλωμα
     2 λωρίδα έδαφος, ζώνη έκτασης
     3 (count uncount) το τέντωμα, μια πράξη τεντώματος των χεριών ή των
  ποδιών ή του σώματός σας και τραβήγματος των μυών. την κατάσταση του
  τεντώματος
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) τεντώνω, τραβάω κάτι ώστε να είναι σφιχτό
     2 (μτβ+αμτβ) τεντώνω, τεντώνομαι, ανακλαδίζομαι, βάζω τα χέρια ή τα
  πόδια μου προς τα έξω και ίσια και σφίγγω τους μυς μου
     3 (μτβ+αμτβ) απλώνω, τείνω, βγάζω ένα χέρι ή ένα πόδι για να φτάσω σε
  κάτι
     4 (αμτβ) απλώνομαι, σε μια έκταση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch
     n.
     1 An act of stretching. <!-- but not in all senses? -->
     2 The ability to lengthen when pulled.
     3 A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or
  requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
     4 A segment of a journey or route.
     5 A segment or length of material.
     6 (lb en UK slang archaic) A walk.
     7 (lb en baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on
  base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
     8 (lb en baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a
  foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball
  sooner.
     9 (lb en informal) (n-g: Term of address for a tall person.)
     10 (lb en horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section
  of the track leading to the finish.
     11 A length of time.
     12 # (lb en Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the
  evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
     13 # (lb en sports) The period of the season between the trade
  deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
     3 (lb en transitive) To pull tight.
     4 (lb en figuratively transitive) To get more use than expected from
  a limited resource.
     5 (lb en figuratively transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit
  point to limit point.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch-
     Finnish a.
     (lb fi textiles) (n-g: Used as modifier in compound terms to indicate
  that the material stretches.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch
     n.
     1 An act of stretching. <!-- but not in all senses? -->
     2 The ability to lengthen when pulled.
     3 A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or
  requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
     4 A segment of a journey or route.
     5 A segment or length of material.
     6 (lb en UK slang archaic) A walk.
     7 (lb en baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on
  base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
     8 (lb en baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a
  foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball
  sooner.
     9 (lb en informal) (n-g: Term of address for a tall person.)
     10 (lb en horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section
  of the track leading to the finish.
     11 A length of time.
     12 # (lb en Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the
  evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
     13 # (lb en sports) The period of the season between the trade
  deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
     3 (lb en transitive) To pull tight.
     4 (lb en figuratively transitive) To get more use than expected from
  a limited resource.
     5 (lb en figuratively transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit
  point to limit point.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch
     n.
     1 An act of stretching. <!-- but not in all senses? -->
     2 The ability to lengthen when pulled.
     3 A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or
  requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
     4 A segment of a journey or route.
     5 A segment or length of material.
     6 (lb en UK slang archaic) A walk.
     7 (lb en baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on
  base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
     8 (lb en baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a
  foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball
  sooner.
     9 (lb en informal) (n-g: Term of address for a tall person.)
     10 (lb en horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section
  of the track leading to the finish.
     11 A length of time.
     12 # (lb en Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the
  evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
     13 # (lb en sports) The period of the season between the trade
  deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
     3 (lb en transitive) To pull tight.
     4 (lb en figuratively transitive) To get more use than expected from
  a limited resource.
     5 (lb en figuratively transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit
  point to limit point.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch-
     Finnish a.
     (lb fi textiles) (n-g: Used as modifier in compound terms to indicate
  that the material stretches.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch
     n.
     1 An act of stretching. <!-- but not in all senses? -->
     2 The ability to lengthen when pulled.
     3 A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or
  requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
     4 A segment of a journey or route.
     5 A segment or length of material.
     6 (lb en UK slang archaic) A walk.
     7 (lb en baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on
  base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
     8 (lb en baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a
  foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball
  sooner.
     9 (lb en informal) (n-g: Term of address for a tall person.)
     10 (lb en horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section
  of the track leading to the finish.
     11 A length of time.
     12 # (lb en Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the
  evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
     13 # (lb en sports) The period of the season between the trade
  deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
     3 (lb en transitive) To pull tight.
     4 (lb en figuratively transitive) To get more use than expected from
  a limited resource.
     5 (lb en figuratively transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit
  point to limit point.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch-
     Finnish a.
     (lb fi textiles) (n-g: Used as modifier in compound terms to indicate
  that the material stretches.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch
     Englanti n.
     1 venytys, venyttää
     2 matkaosuus
     3 (aika)jakso
     Englanti vb.
     1 venyttää, ulottaa; pingottaa
     2 venyä, ulottua
     3 venytellä (lihaksiaan)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch
     n.
     1 töjbarhet, elasticitet
     2 (tagg: träning) specifik övning för att töja ut avsedd muskel

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  stretch
     n.
     1 töjbarhet, elasticitet
     2 (tagg: träning) specifik övning för att töja ut avsedd muskel

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Stretch /stʁɛt͡ʃ/ 
  stretch
  ein sehr elastisches Gewebe aus Kräuselgarn

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Stretch /stʁɛt͡ʃ/ 
  stretch
  ein sehr elastisches Gewebe aus Kräuselgarn

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Stretch /stʁɛt͡ʃ/ 
  эластик
  ein sehr elastisches Gewebe aus Kräuselgarn

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  الإمتداد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  stretch //stɹɛt͡ʃ// 
  1. разтегливост
  ability to lengthen when pulled
  2. разтегляне, разтягане
  act of stretching

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  stretch //stɹɛt͡ʃ// 
  1. преувеличавам
  to be inaccurate by exaggeration
  2. простирам се
  to extend from limit to limit
  3. протягам се
  to extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles
  4. натягам
  to extend to a limit point
  5. увеличавам
  to increase
  6. разтеглям, разтягам
  to lengthen by pulling
  7. разтеглям се, разтягам се
  to lengthen when pulled
  8. обтягам
  to pull tight

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  prodlužovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  prodloužit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  rozprostřít

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  protahovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  natáhnout se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  natahovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  napnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  natáhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  roztáhnout ((roztáhnout se))
  

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  protáhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  roztažení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  táhnout ((táhnout se))
  

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  úsek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  natažení

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  ymestyn 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  Dehnung 
        "pay attention to stretch"  - die Dehnung beachten
     Synonym: stretching
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  Elastizität , Dehnbarkeit 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  Strecke , Stück , Abschnitt , Ausdehnung , Verlauf 
        "at that stretch (of road/path/water/canal etc.)"  - in diesem Abschnitt
        "for long stretches"  - über weite Strecken (hin)
   see: stretches
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  Strecken , Dehnen 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  breiter werden , sich verbreitern, sich weiten, sich ausweiten 
     Synonyms: widen, broaden
  
   see: widening, broadening, stretching, widened, broadened, stretched
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  dehnen, strecken, ausstrecken, ausbreiten 
        "be at full stretch"  - bis zum Äußersten gedehnt sein
   see: stretching, stretched, stretches, stretched
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  sich dehnen, sich strecken 
   see: stretching, stretched, stretches, stretched
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  sich erstrecken 
           Note: bis
   see: stretching, stretched, stretches, stretched
  
           Note: to

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  sich bis an einen Ort erstrecken, bis an einen Ort reichen, gehen  [geogr.]
        "The cornfields stretch as far as the eye can see."  - Die Getreidefelder reichen so weit das Auge reicht.
        "The forest extends/stretches for miles to the west."  - Der Wald erstreckt sich kilometerlang nach Westen.
     Synonyms: reach a place, extend, reach to a place/as far as a place
  
   see: reaching, extending, stretching, reached a place, extended, stretched, 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.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  großzügig auslegen, weit fassen 
           Note: Gesetz
        "stretch a point"  - ein Auge zudrücken
   see: stretching, stretched
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
   [coll.] mühsame Sache , Belastung , Herausforderung 
        "be / to perform at full stretch"  - alles geben
        "It is a stretch for me to come up with the rent."  - Ich kann die Miete nur mit Mühe zusammenkratzen.
           Note: demanding task

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  sich recken , seine Glieder recken 
        "having a stretch"  - sich reckend, seine Glieder reckend
        "had a stretch"  - sich gereckt, seine Glieder gereckt
     Synonym: have a stretch
  
   see: stretching, stretched
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  
  τεντώνω, τεζάρω, εκτείνομαι, τεντώνομαι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  stretch //stɹɛt͡ʃ// 
  1. kimmoisuus, venyvyys
  ability to lengthen when pulled
  2. venyttely, liioittelu
  act of stretching
  3. osuus
  segment of a journey or route
  4. kaukaa haettu
  thought which diverts from logic

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  stretch //stɹɛt͡ʃ// 
  1. levittäytyä, ulottua
  to extend from limit to limit
  2. venytellä
  to extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles
  3. ulottua, ylettyä
  to extend to a limit point
  4. kasvattaa, lisätä
  to increase
  5. venyttää 2.
  to lengthen by pulling
   3.
  to be inaccurate by exaggeration
   4.
  to get more than expected from a limited resource
   5.
  to make great demands on the capacity or resources
  6. venyä
  to lengthen when pulled
  7. venyttää, pingottaa
  to pull tight

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/ 
  1. खींचकर बढ़ाना, ताना जाना
        "Stretch the rubber band to make it loose."
  2. ज़ोर से खींचना
        "Sita stretched the rope tightly."
  3. अंगड़ाई लेना
        "After waking we usually stretch our body."
  4. किसी वस्तु का आयु बढ़ाना
        "We can stretch the life of fruits by keeping them in the refrigerator."
  5. फैलाना
        "Influence of Pandit Nehru stretched all across the country."
  6. पूर्णरूप~से~लगाना
        "He stretched all his energy to come in the rain."
  7. ज़रूरत से ज्यादा खींचना
        "He stretch the limits of truth to make himself popular."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  odsjek, parcela, prostiru, protezanje, protezati se, protežu, pružati se, rastegnuti se, razapeti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  1. terület
  2. nyúlás
  3. feszülés
  4. terjedelem
  5. erôltetés
  6. sáv
  7. nyújtózkodás
  8. tér
  9. szakasz
  10. kinyújtás
  11. feszítés
  12. kiterjesztés
  13. terjedés
  14. tartam
  15. kifeszítés
  16. idôtartam
  17. rugalmasság

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  stretch //stɹɛt͡ʃ// 
  ストレッチ
  act of stretching

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  stretch //stɹɛt͡ʃ// 
  1. 伸ばす
  to lengthen by pulling
  2. 伸びる
  to lengthen when pulled

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  stretch /streʧ/
  I.   1.  rozciągać się, rozciągać
   2.  przeciągać się
   3.  [fundusze]  wykorzystywać
   4.  wykorzystywać wszystkie możliwości
  II.   1.  [wodny]  obszar
   2.  [czasu]  przeciąg
  III.   1.  [materiał]  rozciągliwy, elastyczny
   2.  at a stretch (:at :a :stretch)
   - bez przerwy
  IV.  stretch out /stɹˈɛtʃ ˈaʊt/   wyciągać (oneself - się)

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  stretch //stɹɛt͡ʃ// 
  sträcka
  segment of a journey or route

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  stretch //stɹɛt͡ʃ// 
  1. tänja, stretcha
  to extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles
  2. tänja, töja, sträcka
  to lengthen by pulling
  3. töja
  to lengthen when pulled
  4. spänna
  to pull tight

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  stretch /stɹˈɛtʃ/
  1. uzatmak
  2. sermek, germek, yaymak
  3. çekip uzatmak
  4. abartmak mübalağa etmek, büyütmek
  5. yere sermek
  6. gerinmek
  7. gerilmek, yayılmak serilmek
  8. açılmak
  9. uzamak
  10. germe geriliş
  11. gerginlik
  12. geniş yer
  13. sıra ile uzanan şey
  14. uzam
  15. aralıksız süre
  16. dönemeçli koşu yolunun düz kısmı
  17. (argo) hapis süresi
  18. gerilebilen. stretch the truth gerçeği abartmak. a stretch of open country geniş düz arazi. by a stretch of imagination hayal kuvvetini kullanarak. home stretch koşu yolunun son düz kısmı. ten hours at a stretch on saat hiç durmadan. stretch'y  gerilir, uzar, esnek elastiki.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  stretch
  stretch

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstɹɛtʃ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  407 Moby Thesaurus words for "stretch":
     adaptability, adaptable, adaptive, add to, aesthetic distance,
     aggrandize, airing, amble, amplify, amplitude, and quarter, answer,
     archery ground, area, athletic field, athletics, augment, avail,
     badminton court, balloon, ballyhoo, baseball field,
     basketball court, be equal to, be lengthy, be prolonged, bear,
     belong, bend, billiard parlor, bit, bloat, bloating, blow up,
     bounce, bounciness, bouncy, bowling alley, bowling green, breadth,
     break, breaking point, breather, broaden, build, build up, bulk,
     bulk out, buoyance, buoyancy, buoyant, burlesque, calisthenics,
     caricature, carry, carry too far, clearance, compass,
     constitutional, continue, continuous tenure, course, court, cover,
     crane, crescendo, cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn,
     daily dozen, day, deep space, depths of space, develop, diamond,
     diapason, dilate, dimensions, distance, distend, distension,
     distort, divergence, do, do it, drag out, draw, draw out,
     draw the longbow, drill, elastic, elasticity, elongate, elongation,
     embellish, encompass, enlarge, enlistment, environ, exaggerate,
     exercise, exercising, expand, expanse, expansion, extend,
     extend out, extensibility, extensile, extension, extent,
     extreme tension, fairway, farness, fateful moment, field, fill out,
     fill the bill, fit, flexibility, flexible, flexile, football field,
     forced march, fudge, fulfill, gamut, get by, gibbet, give,
     glaciarium, go, go around, go out, go to extremes, golf course,
     golf links, greaten, gridiron, gym, gymnasium, gymnastic exercises,
     gymnastics, hack it, hang, haul, heave, hike, hike up, hitch, hold,
     hour, hyperbolize, ice rink, increase, infield, infinity, inflate,
     inflation, instant, interval, isometrics, jaunt, juncture, just do,
     kairos, lay it on, leeway, length, lengthen, lengthen out,
     lengthening, lengthiness, let out, lie, light-years,
     linear measures, links, liveliness, lively, long time, longitude,
     longness, lynch, magnify, make, make much of, make the grade,
     march, margin, measure, meet, meet requirements, mileage, minute,
     moment, moment of truth, mush, neck, noose, orbit, outfield,
     outreach, outstretch, oval, overall length, overcharge,
     overdevelop, overdistend, overdistension, overdo, overdraw,
     overdrawing, overestimate, overexert, overexertion, overexpand,
     overexpansion, overextend, overextension, overpaint, overpraise,
     overreach, overreact, oversell, overspeak, overstate, overstrain,
     overstraining, overstress, overstretch, overstretching, overtax,
     overtaxing, pad, parade, parsecs, pass, pass muster, period,
     peripatetic journey, peripateticism, perpetuity, perspective,
     physical education, physical jerks, piece, pile it on, playground,
     playing field, playroom, point, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom,
     practice, pregnant moment, press, prison term, produce, production,
     prolong, prolongate, prolongation, promenade, protract,
     protraction, psychological moment, puff, puff up, pull, pull out,
     pump, pump up, purview, putting green, qualify, racecourse, rack,
     racket court, radius, raise, ramble, range, rarefy, reach,
     reach out, rebound, region, register, remoteness, resilience,
     resiliency, resilient, responsive, responsiveness, rink, roll, run,
     satisfy, saunter, scale, schlep, scop, scope, scrag, season,
     section, separation, serve, serve the purpose,
     setting-up exercises, skating rink, snap, snapping point, snowball,
     soccer field, space, span, spectrum, spell, spin out, sprawl,
     spread, spring, springiness, springy, squash court, stage, stand,
     stand on tiptoes, stand up, stint, straddle, straggle, strain,
     strain every nerve, straining, stress, stress and strain,
     stressfulness, stretch out, stretch the truth, stretchability,
     stretchable, stretchiness, stretching, stretchy, stride,
     string out, string up, stringing out, stroll, suffice, sufflate,
     supple, surround, sweat blood, sweep, swell, swelling, take in,
     take it, talk big, talk in superlatives, tauten, tax, taxing,
     tennis court, tense, tension, tenure, term, thrust out, tighten,
     time, time lag, tone, tonicity, tonus, tour, tour of duty, tout,
     track, tract, traipse, tramp, travesty, trudge, tug, tumefy, turf,
     turn, up, walk, walking tour, warp, way, ways, whet, while, whippy,
     widen, work, workout, yardage, yoga
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 伸展,张开,一口气;
  a. 可伸缩的;
  v. 伸展,张开;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 伸展,张开,连绵,一段路,一段时间
     a. 可伸缩的,弹性的
     vt. 伸展,张开,曲解

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