"stretch" meaning in English

See stretch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /strɛtʃ/ Audio: en-us-stretch.ogg [US] Forms: stretch [singular], stretches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=stretches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stretch is when a person pulls something.
    Sense id: simple-stretch-en-noun-Ss~Bj~Lq
  2. A stretch is a length of time.
    Sense id: simple-stretch-en-noun-sM0reapk
  3. A statement is a stretch when it is changed or exaggerated from the truth.
    Sense id: simple-stretch-en-noun-gDoDfYW~

Verb

IPA: /strɛtʃ/ Audio: en-us-stretch.ogg [US] Forms: stretch [canonical], stretches [third-person, singular], stretched [past], stretched [past, participle], stretching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|stretch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To pull; to move one end of something as far as possible from the other end.
    Sense id: simple-stretch-en-verb-S2~h~6Dj
  2. Fill a certain place
    Sense id: simple-stretch-en-verb-tEPuwc93
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