Sports / B1

STRECH/stretʃ/

To stretch is to pull something so it becomes longer, or to make a rule or time cover more than it should. Stretch also means a section of road. Extend is a close twin for time. Clinics: do not stretch a 20-minute slot into a full clinic.

Meaning

To pull something so it becomes longer, or to make a rule or time cover more than it should.

Examples

• “Do not stretch a 20-minute slot into a full clinic.”
• “That stretch of the A1 is closed, which is the road sense.”

Good to know

stretch a deadline / a point / a muscle. Noun: a stretch of road / water. Close (time): extend. NHS / travel / PE. Not “stratch”.

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