stretch

En français : étirer, étendre, s'étirer, s'étendre

1. To lengthen by pulling. (transitive) · I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
2. To lengthen when pulled. (intransitive) · The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
3. To pull tight. (transitive) · First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.
4. To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles. (intransitive, transitive) · I always stretch my muscles before exercising.· When the cat woke up, it yawned and stretched.
5. To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point. (intransitive) · The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.
6. To get more use than expected from a limited resource. (figuratively, transitive) · I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.
7. To make inaccurate by exaggeration. (figuratively, transitive) · To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.· To say he's been to this park a million times is stretching the numbers. The true number is around 30 or 40.
8. To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something. (transitive) · Her bizarre explanation really stretches credulity.

He/she/it stretches · Prétérit stretched · Participe passé stretched · Forme en -ing stretching