Words with a similar base: stretched

'stretched'
[stretch.v.01] as in: occupy a large, elongated area


Examples:
The park stretched beneath the train line



'stretched'
[stretch.v.02] as in: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body


Examples:
Stretch your legs!
Extend your right arm above your head



'stretched'
[unfold.v.03] as in: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length


Examples:
Unfold the newspaper
stretch out that piece of cloth
extend the TV antenna



'stretched'
[stretch.v.04] as in: become longer by being stretched and pulled


Examples:
The fabric stretches



'stretched'
[elongate.v.01] as in: make long or longer by pulling and stretching


Examples:
stretch the fabric



'stretched'
[stretch.v.06] as in: lie down comfortably


Examples:
To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass



'stretched'
[stretch.v.07] as in: pull in opposite directions


Examples:
During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack



'stretched'
[stretch.v.08] as in: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly


Examples:
Stretch the limits
stretch my patience
stretch the imagination



'stretched'
[load.v.05] as in: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones


Examples:
adulterate liquor



'stretched'
[extend.v.17] as in: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance


Examples:
stretch the soup by adding some more cream
extend the casserole with a little rice



'stretched'
[stretch.v.11] as in: extend one's body or limbs


Examples:
Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours



'stretched'
[stretched.s.01] as in: (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching


Examples:
well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury



'stretched'
[stretched.s.02] as in: extended or spread over a wide area or distance


Examples:
broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us



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