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at a stretch

at a stretch adverb: in one continuous period of time; at a time.

Adverb

at a stretch (not comparable)

  1. (UK) In one continuous period of time; at a time.
    • He worked for fifteen hours at a stretch.
    • Clara's father, a trollish ne'er-do-well who spent most of his time in brothels and saloons, would disappear for days and weeks at a stretch, leaving Clara and her mother to fend for themselves.2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 26
    Synonyms:
    on a stretch

at a stretch meaning in Tamil and Kannada

at a stretch in Tamil

சேர்ந்தாற்போல்

at a stretch in Kannada

ಒಂದೇ ಸಮನೆ, ನಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ಎಡೆಬಿಡದೆ

Synonyms of at a stretch

Questions about at a stretch

What does at a stretch mean?
At a stretch means in one continuous period of time; at a time.
What is at a stretch in Tamil?
At a stretch in Tamil is சேர்ந்தாற்போல். See At a stretch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is at a stretch?
At a stretch is an adverb.

Words near at a stretch in the dictionary

  1. at a push
  2. at a rate of knots
  3. at a run
  4. at a single stroke
  5. at a stand
  6. at a stretch
  7. at a stroke
  8. at a time
  9. at a venture
  10. at adventure
  11. at all

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Adapted from Wiktionary: at a stretch (page history and authors); at a stretch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); at a stretch (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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