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Stretched Stretch Long Verb Uzatmak Transitive  /Stretʃ   Uzamak

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front stretch 
IPA  /stretʃ   / verb
Back uzamak, gerilmek; uzatmak, germek
Back 2

stretch (verb)

 /stretʃ   / verb
 
 1 [intransitive, transitive]
to pull sth so that it becomes longer or wider; to become longer or wider in this way
uzamak, gerilmek; uzatmak, germek
 The artist stretched the canvas tightly over the frame.
 My T-shirt stretched when I washed it.
 2 [intransitive, transitive]
 stretch (sth) (out)
to push out your arms, legs, etc. as far as possible
gerinmek, uzatmak
 He switched off the alarm clock, yawned and stretched.
 She stretched out on the sofa and fell asleep.
 She stretched out her arm to take the book.
 3 [intransitive]
to cover a large area of land or a long period of time
yayılmak, uzanmak
 The long white beaches stretch for miles along the coast.
 The long school holiday stretched out in front of us.
 4 [transitive]
to make use of all the money, ability, time, etc. that sb has available for use
varını yoğunu ortaya koymak;
zorlamak
 The holiday rush stretched staff to their limit.
 The test has been designed to really stretch students' knowledge.
IDIOM
stretch your legs
to go for a walk after sitting down for a long time
bacaklarını açmak
 

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