stretch
An act of stretchingAn act of stretching.
» We're in the home stretch.
Мы на финишной прямой.
Ми на фінішній прямій.
Meaning
16 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of stretching.
I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
Strecken, Dehnen, Untertreibung
растя́гиваниеrastjágivanije, растя́жкаrastjážka
розтя́гуванняroztjáhuvannja, розтя́жкаroztjážka
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
(countable, uncountable)The ability to lengthen when pulled.
That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
Elastizität, Dehnbarkeit, Dehnung
эласти́чностьelastíčnostʹ
еласти́чністьelastýčnistʹ
(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
weit hergeholt
(countable, uncountable)A segment of a journey or route.
It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
It's a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains.
Strecke, Abschnitt, Stück
промежу́токpromežútok, уча́стокučástok
(countable, uncountable)A segment or length of material.
a stretch of cloth
(countable, uncountable)A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
(countable, uncountable)A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
(countable, informal, uncountable)Term of address for a tall person.
Langer
(countable, uncountable)The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
(countable, uncountable)A length of time.
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
A length of time.
(Ireland, countable, uncountable)Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
There is a grand stretch in the evenings.
(countable, uncountable)The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
Examples
331 sentencesWe're in the home stretch.
Ми на фінішній прямій.
ruМы на финишной прямой.
This material stretches easily.
Цей матеріал легко розтягується.
ruЭтот материал легко тянется.
deDieses Material dehnt sich leicht aus.
Dad stretched after dinner.
Татко потягнувся після обіду.
ruПапа потянулся после обеда.
Stretch out your arms.
Витягніть руки.
ruВытяните руки.
I want to stretch my legs.
ruЯ хочу размять ноги.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English strecchen, from Old English streċċan (“to stretch, hold out, extend, sFrom Middle English strecchen, from Old English streċċan (“to stretch, hold out, extend, spread out, prostrate”), from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (“to stretch, make taut or tight”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg-, *streg-, *treg- (“stiff, rigid”). Cognate with West Frisian strekke, Dutch strekken (“to stretch, straighten”), German strecken (“to stretch, straighten, elongate”), Danish strække (“to stretch”), Swedish sträcka (“to stretch”), Dutch strak (“taut, tight”), Albanian shtriqem (“to stretch”). More at stark.
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Forms
plural: stretchesSynonyms
6 synonyms- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent:stretching
- the capacity for being stretched:stretchinessstretchability
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something:stint
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out:reachreaching
Word family
48 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable