stretches

Noun

• a large and unbroken expanse or distance
• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
• a straightaway section of a racetrack
• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
• extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
• an unbroken period of time during which you do something
  • "there were stretches of boredom"
• the capacity for being stretched
• plural of stretch

Verb

• occupy a large, elongated area
• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
• become longer by being stretched and pulled
  • "The fabric stretches"
• make long or longer by pulling and stretching
• lie down comfortably
• pull in opposite directions
• extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
• extend one's body or limbs
• third-person singular simple present indicative of stretch

Synonyms

adulterate, debase, dilute, elongate, extend, load, reach, reaching, stint, stretch, stretch along, stretch out, stretchability, stretchiness, stretching, unfold

Antonyms

shrink