stretched

Meanings

Verb

• occupy a large, elongated area
  • "The park stretched beneath the train line"
• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
• become longer by being stretched and pulled
• make long or longer by pulling and stretching
• lie down comfortably
  • "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
• pull in opposite directions
• extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
• extend one's body or limbs
• simple past and past participle of stretch

Adjective Satellite

• (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
  • "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"
• extended or spread over a wide area or distance
  • "broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"

Synonyms

adulterate, debase, dilute, elongate, extend, load, stretch, stretch along, stretch out, unfold

Antonyms

shrink