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  • 11stretch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. extend, lengthen, spread, expand, increase; stretch out, sprawl; informal, exaggerate, strain, force. n. expansion, reach, range; length, field, expanse; elasticity; long run, distance, home or… …

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  • 12stretch — v 1. extend, draw out, pull, tense, tauten; lengthen, elongate; widen, broaden; expand, enlarge, increase, amplify, aggrandize; distend, dilate, puff up, blow up, balloon, inflate. 2. offer, proffer, hold out, reach out, reach forth. 3. spread,… …

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  • 13To put forth — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …

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  • 14out|stretch — «owt STREHCH», transitive verb. 1. to stretch out or forth. 2. to extend in area or content; expand …

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  • 15put forth — I. (Active.) 1. Exert, bring into play, bring into action, make manifest. 2. Extend, thrust out, reach, stretch out. 3. Emit, send out, throw out. 4. Publish, issue. 5. Propose, offer to notice. II. (Nuttier.) 1 …

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  • 16Stretched — 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 …

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  • 17Stretching — 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 …

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  • 18extend — /əkˈstɛnd / (say uhk stend), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to stretch out; draw out to the full length. 2. to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as to reach a particular point, as a cord or a line of troops. 3. to stretch forth… …

  • 191 Samuel 26 — 1 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon? 2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him,… …

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  • 20Exodus 8 — 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: 3 And the river shall bring… …

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