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Stretch

/strɛtʃ/
Stretch means to make something longer or wider by pulling it, or it refers to a continuous area or length of something.

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Examples:

She stretched in bed happily.

My mouth stretches into a wide smile.

She could almost hear him stretching over the phone.

Etymology:

etymology
Stretch comes from the Old English streċċan, meaning to extend or lengthen, related to the Proto-Germanic strekken, and is akin to the Old High German streckan.

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