verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of stretch form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching wordnet
2. 2
   extended or spread over a wide area or distance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

extendedaggrandizedamplifiedballyhooeddisproportionatedragged out

Example

More examples

"Aren't you stretched pretty thin already?"

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