stretched

Thân thiện

The runner stretched her legs before the race.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extended or spread out: Describes something that has been lengthened, widened, or pulled taut to cover a larger area or distance.
   • Made taut or tight: Describes something that is pulled tight, with no slack.
   • (Of muscles) relieved of stiffness: Describes muscles that have been deliberately elongated to improve flexibility and reduce tension.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The stretched canvas was ready for the painter. (The fabric was pulled taut over the frame.)
  • Broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us. (The fields were extended over a wide area.)
  • Well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury. (Muscles that have been properly elongated are more flexible.)

Advanced Usage

• "stretched thin": Used to describe resources, personnel, or one's capacity that is overextended or insufficient for the demands placed upon it.
  • The small team was stretched thin trying to meet the project deadline.
• "stretched to the limit": Describes something or someone under extreme strain or operating at maximum capacity.
  • The hospital's resources were stretched to the limit during the crisis.

Variants and Related Words

• Stretch (verb): To lengthen, widen, or pull taut.
  • You should stretch before exercising.
• Stretch (noun): An act of stretching; a continuous area or expanse.
  • We drove along a lonely stretch of road.
• Stretchy (adjective): Able to stretch easily and return to its original shape; elastic.
  • The fabric is very stretchy and comfortable.

Synonyms

• Extended
• Elongated
• Taut
• Tight
• Unfurled

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Stretch out: To extend one's body or limbs to full length, often to relax.
  • He stretched out on the sofa after a long day.

Related Idioms

• Stretch the truth: To exaggerate or tell a lie.
  • I think he's stretching the truth about how much the car cost.
• At a stretch: Continuously, without a break.
  • She can work for ten hours at a stretch when necessary.

Học thuật

Adjective

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