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Definition of a stretch
stretch
noun
- a period of time.
I haven't seen him in a stretch.
- See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
Last edited on Oct 19 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.
- an exaggeration.
His excuse was kind of a stretch.
Citation from "The Inner Circle", The Office (TV), Season 7 Episode 23 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.
Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.
- a jail or prison term.
He just got done doing a stretch.
- See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
- See more words with the same meaning: jail (related to).
Last edited on Jul 02 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 02 2018.
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Other terms relating to 'a period of time': | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of "session". | |
| Definitions include: a long time. | |
| Definitions include: for a long time. | |
| Definitions include: unattractive. | |
| Definitions include: 24 hours, i.e. one day. | |
| Definitions include: a brief amount of time. | |
| Definitions include: for a long time. | |
| Definitions include: a graffiti mural. | |
| Definitions include: a short amount of time. | |
| Definitions include: a short amount of time. | |
| Definitions include: a short amount of time. | |
| Definitions include: the future. | |
| Definitions include: a long period of time. | |
| Definitions include: the potential of facilitating one's meeting of other people. | |
| Definitions include: to take LSD. | |
Other terms relating to 'jail (related to)': | |
| Definitions include: To fight someone. | |
| Definitions include: a holding cell for drunk people, usually in a county jail. | |
| Definitions include: time in prison. | |
| Definitions include: federal prison. | |
| Definitions include: jail or prison. | |
| Definitions include: jail. | |
| Definitions include: in jail | |
| Definitions include: home. | |
| Definitions include: jail or prison. | |
| Definitions include: a prison sentence. | |
| Definitions include: to perform oral sex on a partner. | |
| Definitions include: to get someone out of jail by posting bail. | |
| Definitions include: prison. | |
| Definitions include: a person with a life sentence in prison. | |
| Definitions include: n. tampon. | |
Other terms relating to 'nonsense, lies': | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: speech one doesn't understand - usually jargon specific to a particular field. | |
| Definitions include: "Bollocks" is also the present tense and plural form of bollock. | |
| Definitions include: a lie. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: a lie. | |
| Definitions include: "shit". | |
| Definitions include: "full of shit", "full of crap", or the like. | |
| Definitions include: something worthless, hopeless, useless, etc. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical disease where one speaks at length about something one knows nothing about. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing; of poor quality; "uncool". | |
| Definitions include: a person's story: what they would have you believe. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below. | |
| Definitions include: See bullshit. | |
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| Definitions include: a goal beyond one's current goal. | |
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