- occupy a large, elongated area;
"The park stretched beneath the train line"
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body;
"Stretch your legs!"
"Extend your right arm above your head"
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
"Unfold the newspaper"
"stretch out that piece of cloth"
"extend the TV antenna"
- become longer by being stretched and pulled;
"The fabric stretches"
- make long or longer by pulling and stretching;
"stretch the fabric"
- lie down comfortably;
"To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
- pull in opposite directions;
"During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
- extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly;
"Stretch the limits"
"stretch my patience"
"stretch the imagination"
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones;
"adulterate liquor"
- 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"
- extend one's body or limbs;
"Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"