stretch.

To lengthen by pulling.

I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.

To lengthen when pulled.

The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.

To pull tight.

First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.

To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.

I always stretch my muscles before exercising.

When the cat woke up, it yawned and stretched.

To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.

The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.

To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.

To make inaccurate by exaggeration.

To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.

To say he's been to this park a million times is stretching the numbers. The true number is around 30 or 40.

To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.

Her bizarre explanation really stretches credulity.

To increase.

To increase, to grow.

As I sat in the waiting room, the minutes stretched into hours.

To sail by the wind under press of canvas.

The ship stretched to the eastward.

To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.

To execute by hanging.

To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.

a man apt to stretch in his report of facts

An act of stretching.

I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.

The ability to lengthen when pulled.

That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.

A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.

It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.

To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.

A segment of a journey or route.

It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.

It's a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains.

A segment or length of material.

a stretch of cloth

A walk.

A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.

A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.

Term of address for a tall person.

The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.

A length of time.

A length of time. Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.

There is a grand stretch in the evenings.

A length of time. The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.

A length of time. A jail or prison term.

He did a seven-year stretch in jail.

A length of time. A jail or prison term. A jail or prison term of one year's duration.

A length of time. A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.

Ellipsis of stretch limousine.