stretches - Meaning in Hindi

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stretch - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of stretches in English

stretch adjective

1. having an elongated seating area

   Example

   • "a stretch limousine"
2. easily stretched

   Example

   • "stretch hosiery"

stretch noun

1. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

   Examples

   • "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
   • "by no stretch of the imagination"
   • "running at full stretch"
2. an unbroken period of time during which you do something

   Synonyms

   stint

   Examples

   • "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
   • "there were stretches of boredom"
3. a large and unbroken expanse or distance

   Examples

   • "a stretch of clear water"
   • "a stretch of highway"
4. the capacity for being stretched

   Synonyms

   stretchability, stretchiness

5. a straightaway section of a racetrack
6. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

   Synonyms

   stretching

7. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

   Synonyms

   reach, reach, reaching

stretch verb

1. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

   Synonyms

   extend

   Examples

   • "Extend your right arm above your head"
   • "Stretch your legs!"
2. extend one's body or limbs

   Synonyms

   stretch out

   Example

   • "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
3. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

   Synonyms

   extend

   Examples

   • "extend the casserole with a little rice"
   • "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"
4. become longer by being stretched and pulled

   Example

   • "The fabric stretches"
5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching

   Synonyms

   elongate

   Example

   • "stretch the fabric"
6. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

   Synonyms

   adulterate, debase, dilute, load

   Example

   • "adulterate liquor"
7. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

   Examples

   • "stretch my patience"
   • "stretch the imagination"
   • "Stretch the limits"
8. pull in opposite directions

   Example

   • "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
9. lie down comfortably

   Synonyms

   stretch out

   Example

   • "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
10. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

    Synonyms

    extend, stretch out, unfold

    Examples

    • "extend the TV antenna"
    • "stretch out that piece of cloth"
    • "Unfold the newspaper"
11. occupy a large, elongated area

    Synonyms

    stretch along

    Example

    • "The park stretched beneath the train line"

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