Noun Definition

stretch

1.Definition: a large and unbroken expanse or distance

"A stretch of highway", "A stretch of clear water"

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a straightaway section of a racetrack

Category: Objects

3.Definition: an unbroken period of time during which you do something

"There were stretches of boredom", "He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

Related Noun(s):stint

Category: General

4.Definition: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

Category: General

5.Definition: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

"Running at full stretch", "By no stretch of the imagination", "Beyond any stretch of his understanding"

Category: General

6.Definition: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

Related Noun(s):reach

Category: General

7.Definition: the capacity for being stretched

Related Noun(s):stretchability, stretchiness

Category: General