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stretching the rules

stretching the rules is the present participle and gerund of stretch the rules.

Meaning of stretch 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

Questions about stretching the rules

What is stretching the rules the present participle and gerund of?
Stretching the rules is the present participle and gerund of stretch the rules.

Words near stretching the rules in the dictionary

  1. stretching out
  2. stretching rope
  3. stretching the envelope
  4. stretching the long bow
  5. stretching the point
  6. stretching the rules
  7. stretching the truth
  8. stretching thin
  9. stretching-iron
  10. stretching-irons
  11. stretchings

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