stretch
/stretʃ/ verbDefinition
PULL [I, T] › to become longer or wider, or to pull something so that it becomes longer or wider: Don't pull my sweater - you'll stretch it.
MAKE STRAIGHT [I, T] › to make your body or part of your body straighter and longer: Stretch your arms above your head.
stretch away/into, etc › to cover a large area: The fields stretched away into the distance.
stretch into/over, etc › to continue for a long period of time: The discussions will probably stretch into next month. → See also stretch your legs → See also bend/stretch the rules
(Definition of stretch verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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