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Word: stretch
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Meaning:
Noun:
- An act of stretching.
- A course of thought which similarly diverts from 'straight' logic
- A length of time
- A segment of a journey or route.
- 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.
- baseball A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
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Verb:
- figurative transitive To be inaccurate by exaggeration.
- figurative transitive To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- intransitiveergative To lengthen when pulled.
- intransitive To extend from limit point to limit point.
- intransitive To extend one?s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles.
- transitive To lengthen by pulling.
- transitive To pull tight.
Source: Wiktionary
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