↔️ To make longer 🧘 To extend body 🤥 To exaggerate 🛣️ A length of area ⏳ A period of time 🙄 An exaggeration 🤸 An exercise 🚗 Long vehicle 🧵 Elastic 🧵 Elasticity

stretch

7 4.9

A car made longer to carry more passengers

adjective
/strɛtʃ/

: alargado

So I need to get a stretch limo so that I could lay across the car so that the bottom of the dress wouldn't wrinkle.

Back then it was big black stretch limousines that you would send a car for you.

Examples

Back then it was big black stretch limousines that you would send a car for you.

Anything Goes With James English
For our wedding, we rented a luxurious stretch limousine to transport the bridal party.
Back then it was big black stretch limousines that you would send a car for you.

Anything Goes With James English
Like this is the stretch limo of carts.
The event will feature several big, elegant stretch limousines to accommodate all the guests comfortably.
He always preferred traveling in a stretch limousine for a more stylish and spacious ride.

Synonyms

stretched

vsstretch

43 3.0

Spread out far across a large area

is an alteration focused on adding seating area rather than general spreading

extended

vsstretch

37 3.5

Stretched out to a longer length in space

is lengthening specifically to add seating and passenger space

elongated

vsstretch

18 4.5

Long and thin in shape, longer than it is wide

is altered to extend the cabin for more passenger seating

lengthened

vsstretch

1 2.6

Made longer in time or size

is done to increase interior seating capacity rather than just size

Antonyms

compact

80 4.1

Small and tightly packed so it does not take much space

Idioms

to stretch the truth

Informal

7 5.3

To make a story seem better than it really is

by no stretch of the imagination

Informal

1 8.1

Not true or possible in any way

Compounds

stretch mark

15 3.7

A narrow line on the skin that appears after fast weight gain or pregnancy

stretch pants

4 2.3

Trousers made from elastic fabric that fit close to the body

full stretch

1 5.7

A situation when you use all your energy and ability

stretch receptor

Specialized

1 7.2

A small part in a muscle that senses when it stretches

stretch reflex

Specialized

1 6.5

An automatic muscle tightening that happens when a muscle is pulled

Rose Mary Stretch

8.4

A gentle stretch that relaxes the back and increases flexibility

How Long

stretch

7 4.9

elongated

18 4.5

standard

673 2.7

Surface Forms

stretch positive

stretcher comparative

stretched superlative

Etymology

Stretch comes from the old English streccan meaning 'to make long'. A 'stretch' limousine is simply a car made longer, so stretch in this sense means 'elongated' or extended in length.