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stretcher

The correct spelling is stretcher.

How to pronounce stretcher

/ˈstɹɛtʃə/
noun

IPA: /ˈstɹɛtʃə/

Say it like: Str-ech-er

The correct spelling is stretcher. One who, or that which, stretches.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One who, or that which, stretches.
  2. 2.A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
  3. 3.A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.
  4. 4.A device to stretch shoes or gloves.
  5. 5.A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).

verb

  1. 1.To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.

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