stretch

stretch · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To make or become longer or wider.

  2. 2.

    To extend one's body or limbs.

  3. 3.

    To extend over an area or period.

  4. 4.

    [as noun]An act of stretching; a continuous area.

Related words

Antonyms: contract, shrink
Synonyms: extend, lengthen, spread

Etymology

From Old English streccan ("to stretch").