continuous+stretch

  • 11stretch — 1 verb 1 MAKE STH BIGGER/LOOSER a) (I, T) to make something bigger or looser by pulling it, or to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled: My big, blue sweater has stretched completely out of shape. b) (intransitive not in… …

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  • 12stretch — stretchable, adj. stretchability, n. /strech/, v.t. 1. to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often fol. by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground. 2. to hold out, reach forth, or extend (one …

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  • 13stretch — /strɛtʃ / (say strech) verb (t) 1. Also, stretch out. to draw out or extend (oneself, the body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent: to stretch oneself out on the ground. 2. to hold out, reach forth, or extend (the hand or something… …

  • 14stretch*/*/ — [stretʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] if you stretch something, or if it stretches, it becomes longer or wider when you pull it Can you stretch the material a little?[/ex] My jumper stretched the first time I washed it.[/ex] 2) [T] to pull something so that… …

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  • 15stretch — [[t]strɛtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread out fully: to stretch oneself out on the ground[/ex] 2) to extend to the limit: stretched out her arms[/ex] 3) to cause to extend from one point or place to another: to stretch a rope across a road[/ex] 4) to… …

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  • 16stretch — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …

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  • 17continuous — adj. Continuous is used with these nouns: ↑assessment, ↑availability, ↑barrage, ↑bombardment, ↑cycle, ↑drone, ↑evolution, ↑exposure, ↑flow, ↑improvement, ↑innovation, ↑ …

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  • 18Home stretch — 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]… …

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  • 19To be on the stretch — 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]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20at a stretch — 1. Continuously, without interruption 2. With difficulty • • • Main Entry: ↑stretch * * * in one continuous period I often had to work for over twenty hours at a stretch …

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