əˈdʌltəɹət əˈdʌltərət dɪˈbeɪs daɪˈljuːt daɪˈlut ɪ.ˈlɔŋ.ˌɡeɪt ɛkˈstɛnd loʊd ləʊd ɹiːt͡ʃ stɹɛtʃ stɹɛtʃ ʌnˈfəʊld ʌnˈfoʊld extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body Stretch your legs! Extend your right arm above your head extend one's body or limbs Let's stretch for a minute — we've been sitting here for over 3 hours increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance stretch the soup by adding some more cream extend the casserole with a little rice become longer by being stretched and pulled The fabric stretches make long or longer by pulling and stretching stretch the fabric the act of physically reaching or thrusting out extension to or beyond the ordinary limit running at full stretch by no stretch of the imagination beyond any stretch of his understanding corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones adulterate liquor extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly Stretch the limits stretch my patience stretch the imagination exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent easily stretched stretch hosiery having an elongated seating area a stretch limousine pull in opposite directions During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack lie down comfortably To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length Unfold the newspaper stretch out that piece of cloth extend the TV antenna occupy a large, elongated area The park stretched beneath the train line a straightaway section of a racetrack the capacity for being stretched a large and unbroken expanse or distance a stretch of highway a stretch of clear water an unbroken period of time during which you do something there were stretches of boredom he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary