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Moderatestretch
The correct spelling is stretch.
How to pronounce stretch
/stɹɛtʃ/
nounIPA: /stɹɛtʃ/
Say it like: Str-ech
The correct spelling is stretch. An act of stretching. For example: "I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang."
Usage Examples
“I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.”
“That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.”
“It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act of stretching.
- 2.The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- 3.A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- 4.A segment of a journey or route.
- 5.A segment or length of material.
verb
- 1.To lengthen by pulling.
- 2.To lengthen when pulled.
- 3.To pull tight.
- 4.To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- 5.To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
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