"stretch-out" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: stretch-outs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from stretch out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|stretch out}} Deverbal from stretch out Head templates: {{en-noun}} stretch-out (plural stretch-outs)
  1. A practice of industrial operation, especially in the textile industry, by which workers are required to do additional work without a proportional increase in wages. Synonyms: speedup
    Sense id: en-stretch-out-en-noun-Zg7bzog6
  2. A stretch limousine. Categories (topical): Automobiles
    Sense id: en-stretch-out-en-noun-nzTEWz8D Disambiguation of Automobiles: 11 89 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stretchout

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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