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1 stretch the law
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2 stretch
n. (stuk) land/weg/zee, uitgestrektheid; tijd(ruimte), periode; gevangenisstraf; rekbaarheid--------v. zich uitrekken; uitrekken; spannen; uitstekenstretch1[ stretsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 tijd(ruimte) ⇒ tijdspanne, periode♦voorbeelden:4 do a stretch • brommen, zitten5 go for a stretch • de benen strekken, een wandelingetje makenat full stretch • met inspanning van al zijn krachten————————stretch2♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:stretch someone's patience • iemands geduld op de proef stellenmy new sweater stretched when I washed it • mijn nieuwe sweater is uitgerekt bij het wassenwill the beer stretch out? • is er genoeg bier?1 (aan)spannen ⇒ opspannen, strak trekken4 ruim interpreteren/nemen ⇒ het niet zo nauw nemen (met) 〈 regels〉; 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 geweld aandoen, overdrijven♦voorbeelden:be fully stretched • zich helemaal geventhat's rather stretched • dat is nogal overdreven
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