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stretch

 
 
/stretʃ/ noun [C]

Definition

LAND/WATER an area of land or water: a stretch of coastline
TIME a continuous period of time: He often worked ten hours at a stretch.
BODY when you stretch part of your body: I always do a few stretches before I go jogging.
(Definition of stretch noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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