stretch

Definition

Examples

You should stretch your legs after sitting at your desk for hours.

Word Family

Synonyms

• extendextend in scope or range or area
• elongatemake long or longer by pulling and stretching
• expandextend in one or more directions

Collocations

• Easy stretch your arms
  to stretch your arms, meaning to occupy a large, elongated area
• Medium stretch the annual budget to the maximum
  to stretch the annual budget to the maximum, meaning to occupy a large, elongated area
• Hard ambitious stretch goals for sales growth
  describing ambitious stretch goals for sales growth (having a strong desire for success or achievement)
• Very Hard at a stretch requiring superhuman effort
  indicating a specific point in time, place, or degree a stretch requiring superhuman effort