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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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verb pull sth tight ADV. taut/tautly, tight/tightly Make sure that the rope is stretched tight. Stretch the fabric tightly over the frame. PREP. across, between, over Striped awnings had been stretched across the courtyard. your body/part of the body ADV. gently | lazily, luxuriously He stirred and stretched lazily. | full-length Andrea turned out the light and stretched full-length on the bed. | down, forwards, out, up, upwards She stretched up to reach the top shelf. cover a large area ADV. far The wood does not stretch very far. | endlessly | ahead, away The road stretched ahead. VERB + STRETCH seem to The beach seemed to stretch endlessly. PREP. along, beyond, for The beach stretches for five miles. | from, into, to an area which stretches from London to the north continue over a period of time ADV. endlessly | back, out The town's history stretches back to before 1500. PREP. before Endless summer days stretched out before us. | into The talks look set to stretch into a second week. your ability/intelligence ADV. really | fully We can't take on any more work?we're fully stretched as it is. PREP. to This department is stretched to its limit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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stretch (yourself) out to lie with your legs and arms spread out in a relaxed way • I just want to get home and stretch out on the sofa.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with STRETCH, Also see AT A STRETCH; BY ANY STRETCH.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun area of land or water ADJ. great, huge, large, long, open, vast, wide A great stretch of ocean lay beneath them. | narrow, short, small | straight a straight stretch of road | continuous, unbroken | beautiful, lovely | deserted, empty, lonely an empty stretch of beach | fast | dangerous, hazardous | coastal a wild uninhabited coastal stretch PREP. along a/the ~ There are tailbacks along a 10-mile stretch of the motorway. | on a/the ~ The festival is being held on a stretch of parkland near the river. | ~ of stretching ADJ. good | gentle VERB + STRETCH have Have a good stretch from time to time to prevent yourself getting stiff. PHRASES at full stretch Her arms were at full stretch.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary