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stretch the point

stretch the point verb: synonym of stretch a point.

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of stretch a point.
    • While it is stretching the point to suggest Arsenal have to make the encounter with Liverpool a "must-win" affair, it can certainly be regarded as a "must not lose" from both a footballing and psychological point of view.2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    stretch a point

Synonyms of stretch the point

Forms of stretch the point

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

Questions about stretch the point

What does stretch the point mean?
Stretch the point means synonym of stretch a point.
What part of speech is stretch the point?
Stretch the point is a verb.
What is the past tense of stretch the point?
The past tense of stretch the point is stretched the point.

Words near stretch the point in the dictionary

  1. stretch shortening cycle
  2. stretch target
  3. stretch targets
  4. stretch the envelope
  5. stretch the long bow
  6. stretch the point
  7. stretch the rules
  8. stretch the truth
  9. stretch thin
  10. stretch wrap
  11. stretch wrapped

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