stretch in WordNet English dictionary

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

1. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
   reach  reaching  stretch 
   
2. an unbroken period of time during which you do something
   "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
   stretch  stint 
   
3. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
   stretch  stretching 
   
4. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
   "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
   stretch 
   
5. a straightaway section of a racetrack
   stretch 
   
6. the capacity for being stretched
   stretch  stretchiness  stretchability 
   
7. a large and unbroken expanse or distance
   "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
   stretch 
   

1. easily stretched
   "stretch hosiery"
   stretch 
   
2. having an elongated seating area
   "a stretch limousine"
   stretch