verb
Her memory stretches back to the first World War. His Texas ranch stretches as far as the eye can see
Stretch the netting to cover the frame
We like to stretch our employees in this company. He is stretching the rules by allowing undergraduates to take his course
noun
There isn't much stretch left in this old rubber band
There is a stretch of desert just south of the coast
He signed up for a two-year stretch in the navy. He once did a six-month stretch in prison for assault
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