stretched

  • 1Stretched C — (unicode|ʗ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet used to represent a kind of click consonant. This sound has been described as alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex and palatal by different linguists.Stretched C was part of the International Phonetic… …

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  • 2stretched — [ stretʃt ] adjective having difficulty doing everything that you should because you lack the necessary time, money, people, or equipment: Can you make it quick? I m really stretched for time tonight …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3stretched — index inflated (enlarged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4Stretched — Infobox Single Name = Stretched Caption = Artist = Infected Mushroom from Album = IM the Supervisor Released = 2005 Format = CD Recorded = Infected Studios Genre = Psychedelic trance, Electronica Length = 30:23 Label = BNE Writer = Producer =… …

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  • 5Stretched — Stretch Stretch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stretched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stretching}.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D. strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. str[ a]cka, Dan. str[ae]kke; cf. AS. str[ae]ck, strec, strong, violent, G. strack …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6stretched —   Naele, hekau, lehe, mo ou, kākāuha; helei (sideways).     To lie stretched out, moe kāhelahela.     He stretched his arms, kīko oko o oia i nā lima …

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  • 7stretched — adjective 1. (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching (Freq. 3) well stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury • Similar to: ↑flexible, ↑flexile 2. extended or spread over a wide area or distance (Freq. 1) broad fields lay… …

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  • 8stretched — Synonyms and related words: aggrandized, amplified, ballyhooed, disproportionate, dragged out, drawn, drawn out, elongated, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, extended, extravagant, extreme, grandiloquent, high flown, hyperbolic, inflated,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 9stretched — adj. extended to its full length; spread out stretʃ n. act of stretching; condition of being stretched; large expanse; stretchiness, elasticity; duration of time; period of imprisonment v. draw out to the full length, extend, elongate; be… …

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  • 10stretched — UK [stretʃt] / US adjective having difficulty doing everything that you should because you lack the necessary time, money, people, or equipment Can you make it quick? I m really stretched for time tonight …

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