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stretch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of STRETCH

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>
2
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure <I stretched a back muscle, and the pain is killing me>
Synonyms pull, rack, stretch, wrench
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>
4
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress <your whining is stretching my patience to the limit>
Synonyms strain, stretch, tax, test
5
to draw tight <if the canvas isn't properly stretched over the frame, there will be sagging over time>
Near Antonyms ease, relax
Antonyms loosen, slack, slacken

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