| Engels > Nederlands |
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| stretch |
| 1. strekken |
| 2. zich rekken |
| 3. rek |
| Engels > Engels |
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| stretch |
| 1. v. To lengthen by pulling. |
| I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke. |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled. |
| The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point. |
| 3. v. To pull tight. |
| First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum. |
| 4. v. (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource. |
| I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days. |
| 5. v. (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration. |
| To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably. |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point. |
| The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble. |
| 7. v. (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles |
| Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack. |
| I always stretch my muscles before exercising. |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To extend to a limit point |
| His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns. |
| 9. v. To increase. |
| 10. v. (obsolete, colloquial) To stretch the truth; to exaggerate. |
| a man apt to stretch in his report of facts |
| 11. v. (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas. |
| The ship stretched to the eastward. |
| 12. n. An act of stretching. |
| I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang. |
| 13. n. The ability to lengthen when pulled. |
| That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch. |
| 14. n. A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief. |
| It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian. |
| To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch. |
| 15. n. A segment of a journey or route. |
| It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever. |
| It's a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains. |
| 16. n. A segment or length of material. |
| a stretch of cloth |
| 17. n. (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it. |
| 18. n. (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner. |
| 19. n. (informal) (Term of address for a tall person.) |
| 20. n. (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish. |
| 21. n. A length of time. |
| He did a 7-year stretch in jail. |
| 22. n. (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days. |
| There is a grand stretch in the evenings. |
| 23. n. (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs. |
| 24. n. (slang) A jail or prison term. |
| 25. n. A stretch limousine. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| strekken |
| 1. v. to stretch, to extend, to reach |
| Hun macht strekte tot het Zwarte Woud. - Their power extended to the Black Forest. |
| 2. v. to reach, to extend, to stretch |
| Hij strekte zijn arm en vervolgens zijn been. - He extended his arm and after that his leg. |
| 3. v. to serve, to accommodate (+preo, tot) |
| De overeenkomst strekt tot voordeel van beide partijen. - The agreement serves the benefit of both parties. |
| Uw vriendelijke inleiding strekt tot eer. - Your kind introduction serves as an honor. |
| 4. v. to serve (someone) with (something) + tot (object) = with |
| Dat je dat zegt, strekt mij tot eer. - You saying that serves me with/as an honor. |
| 5. v. to suffice, to last, to serve, to accommodate |
| Deze aanbieding geldt zolang de voorraad strekt. - This offer applies as long as stocks last. |
