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1 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) iš(si)tempti, iš(si)tiesti2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) tįsoti, driektis2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) rąžymasis, mankšta2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kraštas, vieta, atkarpa, tarpsnis•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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2 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) (už)dengti, aptaškyti, paslėpti2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) padengti3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) įveikti, nukeliauti4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) apimti5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) apsaugoti6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) rašyti apie, daryti reportažą apie7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) laikyti ginklą nukreiptą į, taikyti į2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) užtiesalas, uždangalas, dangtis, viršelis2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) priedanga, apsauga3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) priedanga•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
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3 span
[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) ilgis, atstumas tarp arkos atramų2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) trukmė2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) jungti (krantus) -
4 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) driektis2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) paskleisti3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) išsiskirstyti -
5 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) veltui eikvoti, gaišinti2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) atliekos2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) eikvojimas veltui, praradimas3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) dykvietė•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away
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stretch of time — period of time, while … English contemporary dictionary
stretch — stretch1 [ stretʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 make longer/wider ▸ 2 make smooth/tight ▸ 3 make body part straight ▸ 4 continue in space/time ▸ 5 be/have enough money ▸ 6 use money/supplies ▸ 7 not be reasonable ▸ 8 make someone use ability ▸ 9 make seem… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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stretch — I UK [stretʃ] / US verb Word forms stretch : present tense I/you/we/they stretch he/she/it stretches present participle stretching past tense stretched past participle stretched *** 1) [transitive] to pull something to make it longer or wider I… … English dictionary
stretch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 area of land or water ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, long, open, vast, wide ▪ A great stretch of ocean lay beneath them … Collocations dictionary
stretch*/*/ — [stretʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] if you stretch something, or if it stretches, it becomes longer or wider when you pull it Can you stretch the material a little?[/ex] My jumper stretched the first time I washed it.[/ex] 2) [T] to pull something so that… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stretch — [strech] vt. [ME strecchen < OE streccan, akin to Ger strecken < IE * sterg < base * (s)ter , to be stiff, rigid > STARE] 1. to hold out or reach out; extend [to stretch out a helping hand] 2. to cause (the body or limbs) to reach out … English World dictionary
stretch your legs — phrase to go for a walk after you have been sitting for a long time Thesaurus: to walk, or to walk in a particular waysynonym Main entry: stretch * * * stretch your legs informal : to stand up and walk especially after sitting for a long period… … Useful english dictionary
stretch — ► VERB 1) (of something soft or elastic) be made or be able to be made longer or wider without tearing or breaking. 2) pull (something) tightly from one point to another. 3) extend one s body or a part of one s body to its full length. 4) last… … English terms dictionary
Stretch — Stretch, n. 1. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination. [1913 Webster] By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Those… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stretch — [n1] expanse amplitude, area, branch, breadth, bridge, compass, dimension, distance, expansion, extension, extent, gamut, length, orbit, proliferation, purview, radius, range, reach, region, scope, space, span, spread, sweep, tract, wing;… … New thesaurus
