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stretcher.

Someone or something that stretches.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈstɹet͡ʃə/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Someone or something that stretches.

  2. A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.

  3. A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.

  4. A device to stretch shoes or gloves.

  5. A brick laid with the longest (but least tall) side exposed.

  6. A piece of timber used in building.

  7. A lie; an overstretching of the truth.

    slang
  8. A board against which a rower places his feet.

  9. One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.

  10. A horizontal bar joining the legs of a chair or a table to provide support and stability.

  11. A penis, especially a long penis.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From stretch + -er.

verb/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈstɹet͡ʃə/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From stretch + -er.

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