· occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"

Synonym(s): stretch_along

Hypernym(s): be

· extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

Synonym(s): extend

Hypernym(s): tense, strain, tense_up

· extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

Synonym(s): unfold, stretch_out, extend

Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform

· become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

Hypernym(s): grow

Antonym(s): shrink

· make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

Synonym(s): elongate

Hypernym(s): lengthen

· lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

Synonym(s): stretch_out

Hypernym(s): lie_down, lie

· pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

Hypernym(s): pull, draw

· extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"

Hypernym(s): widen, broaden, extend

· corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

Synonym(s): load, adulterate, dilute, debase

Hypernym(s): corrupt, spoil

· increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"

Synonym(s): extend

Hypernym(s): increase

· extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

Synonym(s): stretch_out

Hypernym(s): move

· (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching; "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"

· extended or spread over a wide area or distance; "broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"