Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stretch
4 of 11 senses of stretch
Sense 2
stretch, extend
=> spread-eagle
=> crane, stretch out
Sense 4
stretch
=> give yield
Sense 7
stretch
=> pull back draw
Sense 9
adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
=> water down
=> sophisticate, doctor, doctor up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stretch
4 of 11 senses of stretch
Sense 2
stretch, extend
=> spread-eagle
=> crane, stretch out
Sense 4
stretch
=> give yield
Sense 7
stretch
=> pull back draw
Sense 9
adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
=> water down
=> sophisticate, doctor, doctor up
Entailment of verb stretch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stretch
11 senses of stretch
Sense 1
stretch, stretch along
=> be
Sense 2
stretch, extend
=> tense, strain, tense up
Sense 3
unfold, stretch, stretch out extend
=> change shape, change form deform
Sense 4
stretch
=> grow
Sense 5
elongate, stretch
=> lengthen
Sense 6
stretch, stretch out
=> lie down lie
Sense 7
stretch
=> pull draw, force
Sense 8
stretch
=> widen, broaden, extend
Sense 9
adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
=> corrupt, spoil
Sense 10
extend, stretch
=> increase
Sense 11
stretch, stretch out
=> move
Familiarity of verb stretch
stretch used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 11)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stretch
Sense 9
adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
=> corrupt, spoil
Sense 10
extend, stretch
=> increase
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Sense 1
stretch, stretch along
=> be
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Sense 2
stretch, extend
=> tense, strain, tense up
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Sense 3
unfold, stretch, stretch out extend
=> change shape, change form deform
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Sense 4
stretch
=> grow
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Sense 5
elongate, stretch
=> lengthen
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Sense 6
stretch, stretch out
=> lie down lie
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Sense 7
stretch
=> pull draw, force
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Sense 8
stretch
=> widen, broaden, extend
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Sense 11
stretch, stretch out
=> move
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Grep of noun stretching
stretching
Overview of noun stretching
The noun stretching has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) stretching -- (act of expanding by lengthening or widening)
2. stretch, stretching -- (exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent)
Overview of verb stretch
The verb stretch has 11 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (16) stretch, stretch along -- (occupy a large elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line")
2. (11) stretch, extend -- (extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!" "Extend your right arm above your head")
3. (4) unfold, stretch, stretch out extend -- (extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna")
4. (4) stretch -- (become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches")
5. (3) elongate, stretch -- (make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric")
6. (1) stretch, stretch out -- (lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass")
7. (1) stretch -- (pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack")
8. (1) stretch -- (extend the scope or meaning of often unduly: "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination")
9. adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase -- (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor")
10. extend, stretch -- (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")
11. stretch, stretch out -- (extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours")
Overview of adj stretching
The adj stretching has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) stretching, wide-spreading -- (extending far "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains")
Antonyms of adj stretching
1 sense of stretching
Sense 1
stretching(postnominal), wide-spreading
INDIRECT (VIA wide) -> narrow
Similarity of adj stretching
1 sense of stretching
Sense 1
stretching(postnominal), wide-spreading
=> wide (vs. narrow), broad
Attributes of adj stretching
Familiarity of adj stretching
stretching used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj stretching
stretching
Overview of noun stretching
The noun stretching has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) stretching -- (act of expanding by lengthening or widening)
2. stretch, stretching -- (exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent)
Overview of verb stretch
The verb stretch has 11 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (16) stretch, stretch along -- (occupy a large elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line")
2. (11) stretch, extend -- (extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!" "Extend your right arm above your head")
3. (4) unfold, stretch, stretch out extend -- (extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna")
4. (4) stretch -- (become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches")
5. (3) elongate, stretch -- (make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric")
6. (1) stretch, stretch out -- (lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass")
7. (1) stretch -- (pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack")
8. (1) stretch -- (extend the scope or meaning of often unduly: "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination")
9. adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase -- (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor")
10. extend, stretch -- (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")
11. stretch, stretch out -- (extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours")
Overview of adj stretching
The adj stretching has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) stretching, wide-spreading -- (extending far "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains")
stretching definition
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