stretch

Sense 1 noun

a large and unbroken expanse or distance

a stretch of highway

Sense 2 verb

occupy a large, elongated area

The park stretched beneath the train line

Sense 3 noun

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

Sense 4 verb

extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

Stretch your legs!

Sense 5 adjective

easily stretched

stretch hosiery

Sense 6 noun

a straightaway section of a racetrack

Sense 7 verb

extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

Unfold the newspaper

Sense 8 noun

exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

Sense 9 verb

become longer by being stretched and pulled

The fabric stretches

Sense 10 noun

extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

running at full stretch

Sense 11 verb

make long or longer by pulling and stretching

stretch the fabric

Sense 12 noun

an unbroken period of time during which you do something

there were stretches of boredom

Sense 13 verb

lie down comfortably

To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass

Sense 14 noun

the capacity for being stretched

Sense 15 verb

pull in opposite directions

During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack

Sense 16 verb

extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

Stretch the limits

Sense 17 verb

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

adulterate liquor

Sense 18 verb

increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

stretch the soup by adding some more cream

Sense 19 verb

extend one's body or limbs

Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours