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stretch

to stretch
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  • door trekken of strekken langer, breder maken
  • pull in opposite directions
"During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

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to stretch
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  • zoveel mogelijk in de lengterichting brengen
  • make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric"

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to stretch
Werkwoord
  • vermengen met slechter product
  • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
"stretch the soup by adding some more cream"

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to stretch
Werkwoord
  • verdunnen
  • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
"stretch the soup by adding some more cream"

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to stretch
Werkwoord
  • languit gaan liggen
  • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

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to stretch
Werkwoord
  • uitstrekken, reiken
  • occupy a large, elongated area
"The park stretched beneath the train line"

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to stretch
Werkwoord
    • lie down comfortably
    "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

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    to stretch
    Werkwoord
      • extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
      "stretch my patience"
      "stretch the imagination"

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      to stretch
      Werkwoord
      • rekken, uitrekken
      • become longer by being stretched and pulled
      "The fabric stretches"

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      to stretch
      Werkwoord
      • uitrekken, rekken
      • extend one's body or limbs
      "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

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      to stretch
      Werkwoord
        • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
        "stretch out that piece of cloth"

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        to stretch
        Werkwoord
        • aanlengen
        • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

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        stretch
        Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
          • having an elongated seating area
          "a stretch limousine"
          stretch
          Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
            • easily stretched
            "stretch hosiery"
            stretch
            Zelfstandig naamwoord
              • a large and unbroken expanse or distance
              "a stretch of highway"
              "a stretch of clear water"

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              stretch
              Zelfstandig naamwoord
              • strekoefening
              • extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
              "running at full stretch"
              "by no stretch of the imagination"

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              stretch
              Zelfstandig naamwoord
                • an unbroken period of time during which you do something
                "there were stretches of boredom"
                "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

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                stretch
                Zelfstandig naamwoord
                  • the capacity for being stretched

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                  stretch
                  Zelfstandig naamwoord
                    • exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

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                    stretch
                    Zelfstandig naamwoord
                      • a straightaway section of a racetrack

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                      stretch
                      Zelfstandig naamwoord
                        • the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

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                        Voorbeeldzinnen

                        1. Let's stretch our legs.
                        2. Stretch your arms straight.
                        3. You should stretch properly before exercising.
                        4. I stretch before exercising to prevent injury.
                        5. Come and stretch me a hand.
                        6. I can't stretch my right arm.
                        7. I want to stretch my legs.
                        8. I need to stretch my legs.
                        9. He worked ten hours at a stretch.
                        10. It's just a stretch of sand.
                        11. I always stretch my leg muscles before playing tennis.
                        12. I got out of bed and had a good stretch.
                        13. These socks don't stretch when you wash them.
                        14. I've never seen a more god-forsaken stretch of desert.
                        15. During the intermission I got up to stretch my legs.