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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.
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              As far as stretcheth any ground.      --Gower.
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     2. To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the
        lazy man yawns and stretches.
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     3. To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as
        elastic or ductile substances.
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              The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch
              and yield, remained umbroken.         --Boyle.
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     4. To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to
        stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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     5. (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the
        ship stretched to the eastward. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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     Stretch out, an order to rowers to extend themselves
        forward in dipping the oar.
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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  stretch out
       v 1: 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,
             extend]
       2: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out
          on the grass" [syn: stretch]
       3: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a
          finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
          [syn: exsert, put out, extend, hold out, stretch
          forth]
       4: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a
          minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: stretch]
       5: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned
          their necks to see the President drive by" [syn: crane]

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


  stretch out
     Αγγλικά vb.
     απλώνομαι, ξαπλώνω φαρδύς-πλατύς, συνήθως για να χαλαρώσω ή να
  κοιμηθώ

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


  stretch out
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To lie fully extended.
     2 (lb en transitive) To extend fully.

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


  stretch out
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To lie fully extended.
     2 (lb en transitive) To extend fully.

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


  stretch out
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To lie fully extended.
     2 (lb en transitive) To extend fully.

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


  stretch out
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To lie fully extended.
     2 (lb en transitive) To extend fully.