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5. See lengthen.
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British Dictionary definitions for stretch
stretch
/ (strɛtʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of stretch
stretchable, adjectivestretchability, nounWord Origin for stretch
Old English streccan; related to Old Frisian strekka, Old High German strecken; see straight, strake
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