adjective
- extended to full length or capacity
- strained beyond normal limits
verb
- past tense and past participle of stretch; extended or lengthened
Examples
- She stretched her arms above her head after waking up.
- The rubber band stretched until it almost broke.
- He stretched the truth about his accomplishments.
- The stretched fabric had lost its original shape.
- Our budget is already stretched thin this month.
- The cat stretched lazily in the sunny window.
- The stretched canvas was ready for painting.