English Dictionary

stretch

/stɹɛt͡ʃ/

noun

An act of stretching. / The ability to lengthen when pulled. / A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.

I always do a stretch before exercising.

意味（1）

An act of stretching.

I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.

意味（2）

The ability to lengthen when pulled.

That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.

意味（3）

A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.

It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.

意味（4）

A segment of a journey or route.

It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.

意味（5）

A segment or length of material.

a stretch of cloth

意味（6）

(UK, slang, archaic) A walk.

In the afternoon I went for a stretch into the country, & about 4 it cleared up pretty well, so I hurried back & we got a cart & drove to Bassano, a little town about 8 miles off, that we wanted to see.

意味（7）

(baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.

意味（8）

(baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.

意味（9）

(informal) Term of address for a tall person.

“Hey, Stretch,” he shouted at a tall, spectacled co-worker, “turn the fucking station, will you? You know I can't stand Rush, and it's all they play on this one. If I hear those assholes whine 'Tom Sawyer' one more time, I may go on a fucking killing spree.

意味（10）

(horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.

意味（11）

(Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.

There is a grand stretch in the evenings.

意味（12）

(sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.

The '42 Cardinals are best known for their amazing stretch run. St. Louis won 43 of their last 51 games and came back from a double-digit deficit in games in early August to edge out the Dodgers for the N.L. flag.

意味（13）

(slang) A jail or prison term.

He did a seven-year stretch in jail.

意味（14）

A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.

意味（15）

A stretch limousine.