Stretch tarimas:

/stretʃ/

Stretch audio:

Žodžio paaiškinimas anglų kalba:

• verb-transitive: To lengthen, widen, or distend: stretched the sweater out of shape.
• verb-transitive: To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space: stretched the banner between two poles.
• verb-transitive: To make taut; tighten: stretched the tarpaulin until it ripped.
• verb-transitive: To reach or put forth; extend: stretched out his hand.
• verb-transitive: To extend (oneself or one's limbs, for example) to full length: stretched her calves before running.
• verb-transitive: To extend (oneself) when lying down: she stretched herself out on the couch.
• verb-transitive: To put to torture on the rack.
• verb-transitive: To wrench or strain (a muscle, for example).
• verb-transitive: To extend or enlarge beyond the usual or proper limits: stretch the meaning of a word.
• verb-transitive: To subject to undue strain: to stretch one's patience.
• verb-transitive: To expand in order to fulfill a larger function: stretch a budget; stretch a paycheck.
• verb-transitive: To increase the quantity of by admixture or dilution: stretch a meal by thinning the stew.
• verb-transitive: To prolong: stretch out an argument.
• verb-transitive: Informal To fell by a blow: stretched his opponent in the first round.
• verb-intransitive: To become lengthened, widened, or distended.
• verb-intransitive: To extend or reach over a distance or area or in a given direction: "On both sides of us stretched the wet plain” ( Ernest Hemingway).
• verb-intransitive: To lie down at full length: stretched out on the bed.
• verb-intransitive: To extend one's muscles or limbs, as after prolonged sitting or on awakening.
• verb-intransitive: To extend over a given period of time: "This story stretches over a whole generation” ( William Golding).
• noun: The act of stretching or the state of being stretched.
• noun: The extent or scope to which something can be stretched; elasticity.
• noun: A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse: an empty stretch of highway.
• noun: A straight section of a racecourse or track, especially the section leading to the finish line.
• noun: A continuous period of time.
• noun: Slang A term of imprisonment: served a two-year stretch.
• noun: Informal The last stage of an event, period, or process.
• noun: Baseball A movement in which a pitcher, standing with the glove side facing home plate, raises both hands to the height of the head and then lowers them to the chest or waist for a short pause before pitching the ball. It is used as an alternative to a wind-up, especially when runners are on base.
• adjective: Made of an elastic material that stretches easily: stretch pants.
• adjective: Of, relating to, or being a vehicle, such as a limousine or passenger jet, having an extended seating area that provides extra space for more passengers, leg room, or amenities.
• idiom: stretch (one's) legs To go for a walk, especially after a lengthy period of sitting.

Lietuviškos reikšmės:

įtempimas

laiko tarpas

(atsisėdus) vienu kartu

erdvė

(išsi) tiesti

įtempti

ištempimas

(išsi) tempti

at a stretch be pertraukos

neatsitraukiant

padidinti

sustiprinti