stretch runner
noun
an athlete or horse that is especially strong or fast in the final stage of a race.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby stretch runner
stretch mark, stretch mill, stretch one's legs, stretch receptor, stretch reflex, stretch runner, stretcher, stretcher-bearer, stretchie, stretching course, stretchmarks
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