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stretched thin

stretched thin is the simple past and past participle of stretch thin.

Meaning of stretch thin

Verb

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

  1. To spread the resources of too far.
    • Barcelona had been harried and hurried and stretched thin by the midway point in the second half. Tackles flew in. Toes were crushed, shins barked, ankles hacked.2019 May 8, Barney Ronay, “Liverpool’s waves of red fury and recklessness end in joyous bedlam”, in The Guardian

Questions about stretched thin

What is stretched thin the simple past and past participle of?
Stretched thin is the simple past and past participle of stretch thin.

Words near stretched thin in the dictionary

  1. stretched the envelope
  2. stretched the long bow
  3. stretched the point
  4. stretched the rules
  5. stretched the truth
  6. stretched thin
  7. stretchedness
  8. stretchedst
  9. stretcher
  10. stretcher bond
  11. stretcher bonds

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