stretch
verb [T] (DO MORE) /stretʃ/Definition
› If jobs or tasks stretch you, they make you learn new things that use your skill and experience more than you have done before: My present job doesn't stretch me, so I'm looking for something more demanding.Making people excited and interestedInspiration and inspiring
(Definition of stretch verb (DO MORE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absorb verb (INTEREST VERY MUCH)
- absorbed adjective
- animate verb
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate verb
- engage verb (INTEREST)
- entrance verb
- give sb something to talk about idiom
- hype sb up phrasal verb
- interest sb in sth phrasal verb
- intrigue verb
- occupy verb (FILL)
- stimulate verb
- swing verb (BE EXCITING)
- thrill verb
- titillate verb
- transfix verb (UNABLE TO MOVE)
- whet verb (INTEREST)
- whip sb into sth phrasal verb
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