[strɛtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking
(e.g: my jumper stretched in the wash)

- straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something
(e.g: the cat yawned and stretched)

- extend or spread over an area or period of time
(e.g: the beach stretches for over four miles)

- make great demands on the capacity or resources of
(e.g: the cost of the court case has stretched their finances to the limit)


Phrases:
- at a stretch
- at full stretch
- by no stretch of the imagination
- stretch a point
- stretch one's legs

Origin:
Old English streccan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch strekken and German strecken. The noun dates from the late 16th century

[strɛtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of stretching one's limbs or body
(e.g: I got up and had a stretch)

- a continuous area or expanse of land or water
(e.g: a treacherous stretch of road)

- a stretch limo
(e.g: a chauffeur-driven stretch)


Phrases:
- at a stretch
- at full stretch
- by no stretch of the imagination
- stretch a point
- stretch one's legs

Origin:
Old English streccan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch strekken and German strecken. The noun dates from the late 16th century