Read the dictionary definition of stretch. All definitions for this word.
1. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
2. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
1. running at full stretch
2. by no stretch of the imagination
3. beyond any stretch of his understanding
3. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
4. a straightaway section of a racetrack
5. the capacity for being stretched
6. a large and unbroken expanse or distance
1. a stretch of highway
2. a stretch of clear water
7. an unbroken period of time during which you do something
1. there were stretches of boredom
2. he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary
8. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
1. Stretch your legs!
2. Extend your right arm above your head
9. extend one's body or limbs
1. Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
10. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
1. stretch the soup by adding some more cream
2. extend the casserole with a little rice
11. become longer by being stretched and pulled
1. The fabric stretches
12. make long or longer by pulling and stretching
1. stretch the fabric
13. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
1. adulterate liquor
14. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
1. Stretch the limits
2. stretch my patience
3. stretch the imagination
15. pull in opposite directions
1. During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack
16. lie down comfortably
1. To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass
17. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
1. Unfold the newspaper
2. stretch out that piece of cloth
3. extend the TV antenna
18. occupy a large, elongated area
1. The park stretched beneath the train line
19. easily stretched
1. stretch hosiery
20. having an elongated seating area
1. a stretch limousine