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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in enlarged, padded
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stretched
verb
past tense of stretch
Synonyms & Antonyms of stretched (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
- it was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version
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2
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure
- I stretched a back muscle, and the pain is killing me
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3
to make longer
- the time it would take to fix the car got stretched from three hours to two days when the part we needed had to be ordered
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4
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
- your whining is stretching my patience to the limit
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5
to draw tight
- if the canvas isn't properly stretched over the frame, there will be sagging over time
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