Stretch



noun
1.
(a stretching or being stretched, an unbroken length) degree of stretch ការយឺត, stretch of road កំណាត់ផ្លូវ, ផ្នែកមួយ, stretch of 10 years រយៈពេល
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ការលាតសន្ធឹងរយៈពេល
verbpast tense: stretched ; past participle: stretched ; present participle: stretching ;
1.
យឺត លាតសន្ធឹង លាតត្រដាង
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) (1. To become lengthened, widened, or distended. 2. To extend or reach over a distance or an area or in a given direction: "On both sides of us stretched the wet plain"3. To lie down at full length: stretched out on the bed for a nap. 4. To extend one's muscles or limbs, as after prolonged sitting or on awakening. 5. To extend over a given period of time: "This story stretches over a whole generation") clothes will stretch យឺត, get up and stretch តម្រង់អោយបាត់ស្រពន់ ។ល។, mountains stretch for 100 miles លាតសន្ធឹង, stretch out (on a couch) ដេកសន្ធឹង
3.
(TRANSITIVE) (to pull out tightly or into a greater length or extent or size, to be able to be stretched without breaking, to tend to become stretched, to be continuous from a point or between points, to strain to the utmost or beyond a reasonable limit, to become stretched to greater size) stretch a rubber band ធ្វើអោយយឺត, stretch one's legs សណ្ដូក, stretch one's supplies ធ្វើអោយទៅវែងឆ្ងាយ, stretch a rope across សន្ធឹង, stretch the truth ពន្លើស, stretches the imagination ពិបាកយល់ stretch a muscle ធ្វើអោយឈឺចាប់, Don't stretch your shirt! ធ្វើអោយខូច, stretch out (a blanket) លាត, ត្រដាង, stretch out (the legs) សន្ធឹង
Example: Stretch a rope across a path.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
2.
A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.
3.
The extent to which anything may be stretched.
4.
The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
5.
Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
verbpast tense: stretched ; past participle: stretched ; present participle: stretching ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
5.
(TRANSITIVE) To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.
6.
(TRANSITIVE) To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.
7.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles.
8.
(INTRANSITIVE) To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
9.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances.
10.
(INTRANSITIVE) To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.
11.
(INTRANSITIVE) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward.
1.
distend, distort, elongate, expand, extend, lengthen, protract, spread, strain
1.
contract, shrink, slacken, tighten