simple past tense and past participle of stretch

plural of stretching

The act by which something is stretched.

Requiring a high level of effort or performance.

present participle of stretch

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stretch

plural of stretch

(transitive) To lengthen by pulling. / (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled. / (transitive) To pull tight. / (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

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.

(chiefly UK) In one continuous period of time; at a time.