Other Words for Stretch

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Stretch as a Noun has these synonyms:

distend, lengthen, elongate, widen, broaden, swell, draw or pull out, balloon, inflate, enlarge, expand, increase, dilate, blow up
Example: Stretch the netting to cover the frame.

extend, reach, span, spread
Example: Her memory stretches back to the first World War. His Texas ranch stretches as far as the eye can see.

Stretch as a Verb has these synonyms:

elasticity, give, resilience, resiliency, stretchability, stretchiness
Example: There isn't much stretch left in this old rubber band.

extent, reach, span, spread, expanse, sweep, area, tract, section
Example: There is a stretch of desert just south of the coast.

overtax, overextend, warp, strain, distort, bend, break
Example: We like to stretch our employees in this company. He is stretching the rules by allowing undergraduates to take his course.

time, stint, period, spell, term, tour (of duty), hitch
Example: He signed up for a two-year stretch in the navy. He once did a six-month stretch in prison for assault.

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