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stretches thin

stretches thin is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stretches thin

What is stretches thin the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stretches thin is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stretch thin.

Words near stretches thin in the dictionary

  1. stretches the envolope
  2. stretches the long bow
  3. stretches the point
  4. stretches the rules
  5. stretches the truth
  6. stretches thin
  7. stretchest
  8. stretcheth
  9. stretchflation
  10. stretchflations
  11. stretchier

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