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stretch the rules

stretch the rules verb: synonym of bend the rules.

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of bend the rules.
    Synonyms:
    bend the rules

Synonyms of stretch the rules

Forms of stretch the rules

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

Questions about stretch the rules

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

Words near stretch the rules in the dictionary

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

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