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stretch

 
 
/stretʃ/ verb

Translation

PULL [I, T] to become longer or wider, or to pull something so that it becomes longer or wider
uzanmak, yayılmak, uzatmak, yaymak
Don't pull my sweater - you'll stretch it.1806800
MAKE STRAIGHT [I, T] to make your body or part of your body straighter and longer
gerinmek, germek
Stretch your arms above your head.1945
stretch away/into, etc to cover a large area
büyük bir alanı kaplamak, uzanmak, yayılmak
The fields stretched away into the distance.1806
stretch into/over, etc to continue for a long period of time
uzun bir süre devam etmek; sürmek
The discussions will probably stretch into next month. → See also stretch your legs → See also bend/stretch the rules15611551
stretch out phrasal verb
to lie with your legs and arms spread out in a relaxed way
uzanıp yatmak, kolları bacakları açık yatmak
1945
(Definition of stretch verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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