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Definition of 'stretched'

adjective

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching; "well- stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury"

adjective

Extended or spread over a wide area or distance; "broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us"

From: GCIDE

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[aum]cka, Dan. straekke; cf. AS. straeck, strec, strong, violent, G. strack straight; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to E. strong. Cf. Straight.]
1. To reach out; to extend; to put forth. [1913 Webster]
And stretch forth his neck long and small. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
I in conquest stretched mine arm. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope. [1913 Webster]
3. To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings. [1913 Webster]
4. To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly. [1913 Webster]
The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
5. To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle. [1913 Webster]
Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve. --Doddridge. [1913 Webster]
6. To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit. [1913 Webster]
They take up, one day, the most violent and stretched prerogative. --Burke. [1913 Webster]