Definitions of stretch:

• noun:   extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

  Example: "Running at full stretch"

• noun:   exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
• noun:   a straightaway section of a racetrack
• noun:   the capacity for being stretched
• noun:   a large and unbroken expanse or distance

  Example: "A stretch of highway"

• noun:   an unbroken period of time during which you do something

  Example: "There were stretches of boredom"

• noun:   the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
• verb:   become longer by being stretched and pulled

  Example: "The fabric stretches"

• verb:   occupy a large, elongated area

  Example: "The park stretched beneath the train line"

• verb:   extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

  Example: "Stretch your legs!"

• verb:   extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

  Example: "Stretch the limits"

• verb:   extend one's body or limbs

  Example: "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

• verb:   pull in opposite directions

  Example: "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

• verb:   lie down comfortably

  Example: "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

• verb:   extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

  Example: "Stretch out that piece of cloth"

• verb:   make long or longer by pulling and stretching

  Example: "Stretch the fabric"

• verb:   corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
• verb:   increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

  Example: "Stretch the soup by adding some more cream"

• adjective:   easily stretched

  Example: "Stretch hosiery"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #21203)