stretch
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verb no object
1. (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking:
(引っぱられて)伸びる; 〈素材が〉伸縮性がある(out) (!進行形にしない)
e.g. my sweater stretched in the wash
e.g. rubber will stretch easily when pulled.
with object cause (something) to become longer or wider by pulling it:
〈柔らかい･弾力のある物など〉を引き伸ばす, 引っぱる
e.g. stretch the elastic
e.g. small squares of canvas were stretched over the bamboo frame.
2. straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something:
〈両腕･両足など〉を一杯に伸ばす; 〈手･足など〉を伸ばす, 差し伸べる; 〖～ oneself〗 背伸びする(out)
e.g. the cat yawned and stretched
e.g. with object : stretching my cramped legs
e.g. we lay stretched out on the sand.
3. extend or spread over an area or period of time:
〈種類･範囲などが〉 «…から/…まで» 及ぶ «from/to»
e.g. the beach stretches for over four miles
e.g. the long hours of night stretched ahead of her.
last or cause to last longer than expected:
〈事が〉 «…もの期間に渡って/…から/…まで» 続く, 及ぶ(on)(continue, last) «into, to, over/from/to, into» (!予想以上に長い期間に及ぶことを含意する)
e.g. her nap had stretched to two hours
〖be ～ed〗 〈事が〉 【期間にまで】続く, 及ぶ «into»
e.g. with object : stretch your weekend into a mini summer vacation.
4. with object make great demands on the capacity or resources of:
〈忍耐〉を精一杯に用いる
e.g. the cost of the court case has stretched their finances to the limit.
cause (someone) to make maximum use of their talents or abilities:
〈仕事などが〉〈人〉の能力, 技量を(最大限に)発揮させる, …の全能力を働かせる
e.g. it's too easy—it doesn't stretch me.
informal adapt or extend the scope of (something) in a way that exceeds a reasonable or acceptable limit:
e.g. to describe her as sweet would be stretching it a bit.
noun
1. an act of stretching one's limbs or body:
体(の部分)を伸ばすこと, ストレッチ(運動をすること)
e.g. I got up and had a stretch.
the fact or condition of a muscle being stretched:
e.g. she could feel the stretch and pull of the muscles in her legs.
Baseball a phase of a pitcher's delivery, during which the arms are raised above and behind the head.
Baseball a shortened form of a pitcher's windup, typically used to prevent base runners from stealing or gaining a long lead.
usually as modifier the capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched; elasticity:
伸縮性
e.g. stretch jeans.
informal a difficult or demanding task:
e.g. it was a stretch for me sometimes to come up with the rent.
2. a continuous area or expanse of land or water:
(土地などの)広がり; 〖a ～ of A〗 一帯, 一筋のA
e.g. a treacherous stretch of road.
a continuous period of time:
〖a ～ of A〗 一続きのA〈期間〉; 一息(の行為)
e.g. long stretches of time.
informal a period of time spent in prison:
｟くだけて｠ 〖通例単数形で〗服役, 禁固期間
e.g. a four-year stretch for tax fraud.
chiefly North American a straight part of a racetrack, typically the homestretch:
直線コース
e.g. he made a promising start, but faded down the stretch.
Sailing the distance covered on one tack.
3. informal a stretch limo:
e.g. a chauffeur-driven stretch.
PHRASES
at a stretch
in one continuous period:
e.g. I often had to work for over twenty hours at a stretch.
by no (or not by any) stretch of the imagination
used to emphasize that something is definitely not the case:
e.g. by no stretch of the imagination could Carl ever be called good-looking.
stretch one's legs
go for a short walk after sitting in one place for some time.
stretch one's wings
see wing.
DERIVATIVES
stretchability |-əˈbilitē| noun
stretchable adjective
ORIGIN
Old English streccan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch strekken and German strecken. The noun dates from the late 16th century.