(n)stretchextension to or beyond the ordinary limit“running at full stretch”, “by no stretch of the imagination”, “beyond any stretch of his understanding”
(n)stretch, stintan unbroken period of time during which you do something“there were stretches of boredom”, “he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary”
(v)unfold, stretch, stretch out, extendextend or stretch out to a greater or the full length“Unfold the newspaper”, “stretch out that piece of cloth”, “extend the TV antenna”
(v)load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debasecorrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones“adulterate liquor”
(v)extend, stretchincrease in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance“stretch the soup by adding some more cream”, “extend the casserole with a little rice”