stretches

a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

a straightaway section of a racetrack

exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

the capacity for being stretched

occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"

extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"