Phrase Hound found 57 phrases and 37 compound words that contain stretch. The most common are listed below. Open stretch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 57
- stretch the truthTo exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.
- stretch outTo lie fully extended.
- stretch marksplural of stretch mark: Any of a series of red (or purple or faded), irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They may appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty, obesity …
- stretch markAny of a series of red (or purple or faded), irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They may appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty, obesity, rapid muscle growth or …
- home stretchThe final part of a racecourse from the last curve to the finish line.
- stretch the envelopeSynonym of push the envelope: To go beyond established limits; to pioneer.
- stretch wrapHighly stretchable plastic film that is wrapped around items during packaging.
- final stretchSynonym of home stretch: The final part of a racecourse from the last curve to the finish line.
- stretch the pointSynonym of stretch a point: To make an exception to the usual rule or custom because of special circumstances.
- full-stretchStretched to the fullest extent.
- Rose Mary StretchIn the context of the Watergate scandal: the implausible physical position that Richard Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods would have had to adopt in order to bring about the ostensibly accidental erasure of various portions of recorded …
- stretch the rulesSynonym of bend the rules: To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.
- stretch fabricA textile containing elastic fibres that can extend to fit then return to its original size and shape, spandex.
- stretch fourA power forward able to shoot three-pointers.
- stretch goalAn additional goal to be pursued after all original goals are met.
- stretch goalsplural of stretch goal: An additional goal to be pursued after all original goals are met.
- stretch limousinesplural of stretch limousine: A luxury car which is especially built to be longer than normal.
- time-stretchTo change the speed or duration of (an audio signal) without affecting its pitch.
- stretch limousineA luxury car which is especially built to be longer than normal.
- stretch limostretch limousine
- stretch thinTo spread the resources of too far.
- stretch one's legsTo walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.
- octopus stretchSynonym of octopus hold: A hold in which the wrestler stands behind the opponent and hooks a leg over the opponent's opposite leg.
- seventh inning stretchA more extended than usual break taken between the top half and the bottom half of the seventh inning.
- stretch shortening cycleA muscle action where a rapid eccentric contraction (lengthening under tension) is immediately followed by a forceful concentric contraction (shortening), enhancing power output by using stored elastic energy and neural reflexes, like in …
Compound words 37
- straightNot crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
- backstretchSynonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
- frontstretchThe straight (or gently curved) part of a racetrack, running track, etc. where the race begins.
- overstretchTo stretch too far.
- astretchStretched out, extended.
- antistretchPreventing or countering stretching.
- microstretchmicroscopic stretch (of a microelement of a solid)
- outstretchTo extend by stretching.
- restretchTo stretch again or anew.
- stretchlessFree from stretching.