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Meanings of stretch in English

Catalan
abast
Spanish
alcance

The act of physically reaching or thrusting out.

        abast
        Portuguese
        adulterar

        Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.

              adulterar
              Portuguese
              esticar
              Catalan
              estendre
              Spanish
              extender

              Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.

                    esticar
                    Portuguese
                    alongamento
                    Catalan
                    estirament

                    Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent.

                          alongamento
                          Usage of stretch in English
                          1
                          Consequently, the country's political crisis is likely to stretch out for months.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          Its good deeds stretch far beyond what goes into its shampoos, however.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Their networks stretch throughout the United States into Europe, Asia and Australia.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          Visit Website LESSON: Climbing ropes today are dynamic; they're designed to stretch.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          5
                          The charges stretch back almost 10 years, Longford Circuit Criminal Court heard.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          Or rather, people believe in words only for a stretch of time.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          Will Australian compassion for refugees in Europe stretch to those coming here?
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          But the protected zone did not, of course, stretch back infinitely far.
                          Seveneves
                          9
                          He gave me a long look that seemed to stretch several minutes.
                          The Name of the Wind
                          10
                          So many days without rest, and the last, agonizing stretch without water.
                          The Lost Sisterhood
                          11
                          Some silicon cases are easily taken off, and they stretch over time.
                          Wired
                          12
                          I hid my surprise at his question behind a long, languid stretch.
                          Fortune's Pawn
                          13
                          However, the Gators couldn't overcome a cold stretch in the second half.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          He wants the time to stretch long, to great length and thinness.
                          Rabbit, run
                          15
                          These days her ambitions stretch a long way beyond the swimming pool.
                          The Guardian
                          16
                          He played 35 minutes Friday night despite a stretch in foul trouble.
                          Reuters
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                          Stretch through the time
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                          South Africa
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Australia
                          Common
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