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stretch a point

stretch a point verb: to make an exception to the usual rule or custom because of special circumstances.

Verb

stretch a point (third-person singular simple present stretches a point, present participle stretching a point, simple past and past participle stretched a point)

  1. To make an exception to the usual rule or custom because of special circumstances.

Forms of stretch a point

third-person singular presentstretches a point
present participlestretching a point
past participlestretched a point
paststretched a point

Questions about stretch a point

What does stretch a point mean?
Stretch a point means to make an exception to the usual rule or custom because of special circumstances.
What part of speech is stretch a point?
Stretch a point is a verb.
What is the past tense of stretch a point?
The past tense of stretch a point is stretched a point.

Words near stretch a point in the dictionary

  1. stressosomes
  2. stressproof
  3. stresswise
  4. stressy
  5. stretch
  6. stretch a point
  7. stretch band
  8. stretch bands
  9. stretch fabric
  10. stretch forth
  11. stretch four

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