Shrink vs. Stretch
Shrinkverb
(transitive) To cause to become smaller.
Shrinkverb
(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
Shrinkverb
(intransitive) To cower or flinch.
Shrinkverb
(transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
Shrinkverb
To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
Shrinkverb
(intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
Shrinknoun
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
Shrinknoun
A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
Shrinknoun
Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
Shrinkverb
To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
Shrinkverb
To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
Shrinkverb
To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.
Shrinkverb
To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
Shrinkverb
To draw back; to withdraw.
Shrinknoun
The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
Shrinknoun
a psychiatrist.
Shrinknoun
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
Shrinkverb
wither, especially with a loss of moisture;
Shrinkverb
draw back, as with fear or pain;
Shrinkverb
reduce in size; reduce physically;
Shrinkverb
become smaller or draw together;
Shrinkverb
decrease in size, range, or extent;
Stretchverb
(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
Stretchverb
(intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
Stretchverb
(transitive) To pull tight.
Stretchverb
To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
Stretchverb
To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
Stretchverb
(intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
Stretchverb
To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
Stretchverb
(intransitive) To extend to a limit point
Stretchverb
(transitive) To increase.
Stretchverb
To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.
Stretchverb
(nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
Stretchverb
To execute by hanging.
Stretchnoun
An act of stretching.
Stretchnoun
The ability to lengthen when pulled.
Stretchnoun
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
Stretchnoun
A segment of a journey or route.
Stretchnoun
A segment or length of material.
Stretchnoun
(baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
Stretchnoun
(baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
Stretchnoun
(informal) Term of address for a tall person.
Stretchnoun
(horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
Stretchnoun
A length of time.
Stretchnoun
(Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
Stretchnoun
(sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
Stretchnoun
(slang) A jail or prison term.
Stretchnoun
A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
Stretchnoun
A stretch limousine.
Stretchverb
To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
Stretchverb
To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
Stretchverb
To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
Stretchverb
To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
Stretchverb
To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.
Stretchverb
To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.
Stretchverb
To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles.
Stretchverb
To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
Stretchverb
To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances.
Stretchverb
To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.
Stretchverb
To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward.
Stretchnoun
Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
Stretchnoun
A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.
Stretchnoun
The extent to which anything may be stretched.
Stretchnoun
The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
Stretchnoun
Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
Stretchnoun
a large and unbroken expanse or distance;
Stretchnoun
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
Stretchnoun
a straightaway section of a racetrack
Stretchnoun
exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
Stretchnoun
extension to or beyond the ordinary limit;
Stretchnoun
an unbroken period of time during which you do something;
Stretchnoun
the capacity for being stretched
Stretchverb
occupy a large, elongated area;
Stretchverb
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body;
Stretchverb
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
Stretchverb
become longer by being stretched and pulled;
Stretchverb
make long or longer by pulling and stretching;
Stretchverb
lie down comfortably;
Stretchverb
pull in opposite directions;
Stretchverb
extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly;
Stretchverb
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones;
Stretchverb
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance;
Stretchverb
extend one's body or limbs;
Stretchadjective
having an elongated seating area;
Stretchadjective
easily stretched;
