stretches
Syllables: stretch·es/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪz/
stretches is the plural of stretch.
stretches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stretch.
Meaning of stretch
Noun
stretch (countable and uncountable, plural stretches)
- An act of stretching.
- I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
- A segment or length of material.
- a stretch of cloth
- A walk.
- In the afternoon I went for a stretch into the country, & about 4 it cleared up pretty well, so I hurried back & we got a cart & drove to Bassano, a little town about 8 miles off, that we wanted to see.a. 1941, Evelyn Underhill, quoted in 2010, Evelyn Underhill, Carol Poston, The Making of a Mystic: New and Selected Letters of Evelyn Underhill (page 81)
Phrases with stretches
Questions about stretches
- What is stretches the plural of?
- Stretches is the plural of stretch.
- How do you pronounce stretches?
- Stretches is pronounced /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪz/.
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