stretchedadj.

/strɛtʃt/

Etymology: < stretch v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Extended to the full length, not bent or flexed. Of a limb: Thrust out from the body. Also with out, forth.

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the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > extended or stretched out

forth-straȝta1382

straight14..

streekingc1425

stented1513

stretched1518

outstretched1535

intended1590

out-stenta1598

exporrected1650

distended1834

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adjective]

stretched1518

diffused1671

effused1868

1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle (Roxb.) Q 1 He..ranne to hym with stratched armes and embraced hym.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxxxv. 12 With a mightie hande and a stretched out arme.

a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Div^v A pledge you did require..For which, with heart and stretched handes, most humble thankes I geue.

1656 R. Flecknoe Diarium 28 Now Chantecleer with stretcht~out wings, The glad approach of Phœbus sings.

1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 148 Keep a streight point towards his face with a stretched arme.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 276 At length rebuff'd, they leave their mangled Prey, And their stretch'd Pinions to the Skies display.

1760 R. Lloyd Actor 97 The sudden whirl, stretch'd leg, and lifted staff, Which please the vulgar.

1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxxiii. 459 The stretched forth hands are the hands extended upon either side on the transverse bar of the cross.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess ii. 42 Jewels five-words-long That on the stretch'd forefinger of all Time Sparkle for ever.

1856 S. Warner Hills of Shatemuc vi He yielded his brother's [letter] again to her stretched-out hand.

2. Of the neck, throat: Extended or expanded unduly or abnormally. Also with out.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > neck > [adjective] > types of neck

stretched1558

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vii. sig. V.iiij As swannes..With stretchid neckes, their melody they yelde.

1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iii. i. sig. N3 The hollow, and ill boding Note, Sent from a fatal Ravens stretcht-out Throat.

1666 W. Spurstowe Spiritual Chymist 89 Gospel Mysteries, which Angells with stretched out necks have more desire to pry into, then ability perfectly to understand.

1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 380 The gosling pair, With awkward gait, stretch'd neck, and silly stare.

1845 R. Browning How they brought Good News in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics vi. 3 For one heard the quick wheeze Of her chest, saw the stretched neck and staggering knees.

a. Of material, a line, etc.: Extended, spread out, drawn out so as to be tight. Hence figurative of a receptacle: Strained in capacity, filled to the utmost.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [adjective]

stent1513

stretchinga1547

distent1590

stretched?1605

distending1633

stretchen1642

extending1812

outreaching1853

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > stretched

stretched?1605

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > drawing out forcibly or tightly > drawn out forcibly or tightly

straightly1422

stented1513

reached1579

intended1590

stretched?1605

well-drawn1611

strained1640

distended1665

straightened1667

the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > full to bursting

big?1541

with child1548

swelling1594

pent1597

bursten?1624

strutted1648

burstened1697

stretcheda1711

bursting1847

?1605 M. Drayton To Virginian Voy. in Poems sig. C4 Britans..quickly aboard bestowe you, And with a merry gale swell your stretch'd sayle.

a1711 R. Duke in Earl of Roscommon et al. Poems (1717) 329 [He] Swell'd his stretch'd Coffers with o'er-flowing Gold.

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic viii. 193 If..we strew the sand over a stretched membrane, the sand will form itself into figures.

1840 in Newton's London Jrnl. Conjoined Ser. 16 361 When India rubber is introduced, it is in the stretched or non-elastic state.

1889 E. Brinsmead Hist. Pianoforte 40 The vibrations of stretched strings.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 28 July 6/3 You walk the stretched rope.

b. Of the senses: Tense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective]

tautc1275

rigid?a1425

high-strung1653

wound-up1788

stretched1799

high-toned1804

overstrung1810

intense1817

tense1821

high-tuned1827

screwed-up1829

twittery1840

high-keyed1848

strung-up1853

strained1863

tensioned1872

twitchy1874

keyed-up1885

tensed1911

uptight1934

wired1970

1799 H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 34 That profound stillness under which the stretched senses seem to ache.

a. Of language, ideas, prerogative, etc.: Strained beyond natural or proper limits.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] > going too far > carried too far

stretched1609

over-do1748

overdone1774

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xvii. sig. B4^v So should..your true rights be termd a Poets rage, And stretched miter of an Antique song.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 71 If this answer seems harsh or stretched, we shall easily slacken and soften it by a clearer Instance.

a1711 T. Ken Psyche iii, in Wks. (1721) IV. 225 Say, if your stretch'd Imaginations find More horrid Monsters than foul human kind.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 95 They therefore take up, one day, the most violent and stretched prerogative, and another time the wildest democratic ideas of freedom.

1833 C. Lamb Barrenness Imaginative Faculty in Last Ess. Elia 171 They satisfy our most stretched and craving conceptions of the glories of the antique world.

b. Of life: Drawn out beyond the normal period.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > extended in duration

tracting1535

prolonged1557

long-drawn1592

spaciousa1593

lengthened1597

protracted1598

stretched1609

producted1628

continuated1632

extended1737

long-drawn-out1752

drawn-out1824

spun1869

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. iii. 60 And thou [Nestor] most reuerend..for the stretcht out life.

5. Of an aircraft, engine, etc.: increased in size or operating capacity; based on a smaller or less powerful design. Cf. stretch v. 21e.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > increased in size from smaller model

stretched1960

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [adjective] > utilizing air-cushion > types of hovercraft

stretched1960

surface effect1962

skirted1967

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective] > other qualities or attributes

bell-mouthed1797

reverse1839

throttled1850

reversible1852

steam-jacketed1876

multi-cylindera1884

multiple-cylinder1888

four-cycle1909

multi-cylindered1909

knockless1928

throttleable1951

multi-fuel1957

stretched1960

multi-fuelled1964

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [adjective] > built with larger or smaller dimensions

stretched1960

stretch1971

downsized1975

upsized1977

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [adjective] > increased in power (of engine)

stretched1960

1960 New Scientist 30 June 1639/2 The Super-VC 10, which BOAC has just ordered off the drawing-board, is an example of a ‘stretched’ aeroplane.

1966 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Jan. 1 Their orders of ‘stretched’ jets—conventional models expanded to carry more passengers—will also have to be carefully considered.

1967 Economist 8 July p. xxvi/3 Operators are suspicious of ‘stretched’ engines.

1972 Daily Tel. 26 Sept. 6/7 The car is a stretched version of the latest Daimler Double-Six, itself developed from the Jaguar XJ12.

1978 Daily Tel. 23 Feb. 6/8 Improvements in technology mean that the British Hovercraft Corporation's ‘stretched’ SRN-4 is likely to be used on some of the established 100–150 mile European routes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	stretched
释义	stretchedadj. /strɛtʃt/ Etymology: < stretch v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Extended to the full length, not bent or flexed. Of a limb: Thrust out from the body. Also with out, forth. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > extended or stretched out forth-straȝta1382 straight14.. streekingc1425 stented1513 stretched1518 outstretched1535 intended1590 out-stenta1598 exporrected1650 distended1834 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adjective] stretched1518 diffused1671 effused1868 1518 H. Watson tr. Hystorye Olyuer of Castylle (Roxb.) Q 1 He..ranne to hym with stratched armes and embraced hym. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxxxv. 12 With a mightie hande and a stretched out arme. a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. Div^v A pledge you did require..For which, with heart and stretched handes, most humble thankes I geue. 1656 R. Flecknoe Diarium 28 Now Chantecleer with stretcht~out wings, The glad approach of Phœbus sings. 1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 148 Keep a streight point towards his face with a stretched arme. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 276 At length rebuff'd, they leave their mangled Prey, And their stretch'd Pinions to the Skies display. 1760 R. Lloyd Actor 97 The sudden whirl, stretch'd leg, and lifted staff, Which please the vulgar. 1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxxiii. 459 The stretched forth hands are the hands extended upon either side on the transverse bar of the cross. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess ii. 42 Jewels five-words-long That on the stretch'd forefinger of all Time Sparkle for ever. 1856 S. Warner Hills of Shatemuc vi He yielded his brother's [letter] again to her stretched-out hand. 2. Of the neck, throat: Extended or expanded unduly or abnormally. Also with out. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > neck > [adjective] > types of neck stretched1558 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vii. sig. V.iiij As swannes..With stretchid neckes, their melody they yelde. 1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iii. i. sig. N3 The hollow, and ill boding Note, Sent from a fatal Ravens stretcht-out Throat. 1666 W. Spurstowe Spiritual Chymist 89 Gospel Mysteries, which Angells with stretched out necks have more desire to pry into, then ability perfectly to understand. 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 380 The gosling pair, With awkward gait, stretch'd neck, and silly stare. 1845 R. Browning How they brought Good News in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics vi. 3 For one heard the quick wheeze Of her chest, saw the stretched neck and staggering knees. 3. a. Of material, a line, etc.: Extended, spread out, drawn out so as to be tight. Hence figurative of a receptacle: Strained in capacity, filled to the utmost. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] stent1513 stretchinga1547 distent1590 stretched?1605 distending1633 stretchen1642 extending1812 outreaching1853 the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > stretched stretched?1605 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > drawing out forcibly or tightly > drawn out forcibly or tightly straightly1422 stented1513 reached1579 intended1590 stretched?1605 well-drawn1611 strained1640 distended1665 straightened1667 the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > full to bursting big?1541 with child1548 swelling1594 pent1597 bursten?1624 strutted1648 burstened1697 stretcheda1711 bursting1847 ?1605 M. Drayton To Virginian Voy. in Poems sig. C4 Britans..quickly aboard bestowe you, And with a merry gale swell your stretch'd sayle. a1711 R. Duke in Earl of Roscommon et al. Poems (1717) 329 [He] Swell'd his stretch'd Coffers with o'er-flowing Gold. 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic viii. 193 If..we strew the sand over a stretched membrane, the sand will form itself into figures. 1840 in Newton's London Jrnl. Conjoined Ser. 16 361 When India rubber is introduced, it is in the stretched or non-elastic state. 1889 E. Brinsmead Hist. Pianoforte 40 The vibrations of stretched strings. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 28 July 6/3 You walk the stretched rope. b. Of the senses: Tense. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective] tautc1275 rigid?a1425 high-strung1653 wound-up1788 stretched1799 high-toned1804 overstrung1810 intense1817 tense1821 high-tuned1827 screwed-up1829 twittery1840 high-keyed1848 strung-up1853 strained1863 tensioned1872 twitchy1874 keyed-up1885 tensed1911 uptight1934 wired1970 1799 H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 34 That profound stillness under which the stretched senses seem to ache. 4. a. Of language, ideas, prerogative, etc.: Strained beyond natural or proper limits. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] > going too far > carried too far stretched1609 over-do1748 overdone1774 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xvii. sig. B4^v So should..your true rights be termd a Poets rage, And stretched miter of an Antique song. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 71 If this answer seems harsh or stretched, we shall easily slacken and soften it by a clearer Instance. a1711 T. Ken Psyche iii, in Wks. (1721) IV. 225 Say, if your stretch'd Imaginations find More horrid Monsters than foul human kind. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 95 They therefore take up, one day, the most violent and stretched prerogative, and another time the wildest democratic ideas of freedom. View more context for this quotation 1833 C. Lamb Barrenness Imaginative Faculty in Last Ess. Elia 171 They satisfy our most stretched and craving conceptions of the glories of the antique world. b. Of life: Drawn out beyond the normal period. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > extended in duration tracting1535 prolonged1557 long-drawn1592 spaciousa1593 lengthened1597 protracted1598 stretched1609 producted1628 continuated1632 extended1737 long-drawn-out1752 drawn-out1824 spun1869 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. iii. 60 And thou [Nestor] most reuerend..for the stretcht out life. 5. Of an aircraft, engine, etc.: increased in size or operating capacity; based on a smaller or less powerful design. Cf. stretch v. 21e. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > increased in size from smaller model stretched1960 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [adjective] > utilizing air-cushion > types of hovercraft stretched1960 surface effect1962 skirted1967 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective] > other qualities or attributes bell-mouthed1797 reverse1839 throttled1850 reversible1852 steam-jacketed1876 multi-cylindera1884 multiple-cylinder1888 four-cycle1909 multi-cylindered1909 knockless1928 throttleable1951 multi-fuel1957 stretched1960 multi-fuelled1964 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [adjective] > built with larger or smaller dimensions stretched1960 stretch1971 downsized1975 upsized1977 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [adjective] > increased in power (of engine) stretched1960 1960 New Scientist 30 June 1639/2 The Super-VC 10, which BOAC has just ordered off the drawing-board, is an example of a ‘stretched’ aeroplane. 1966 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 Jan. 1 Their orders of ‘stretched’ jets—conventional models expanded to carry more passengers—will also have to be carefully considered. 1967 Economist 8 July p. xxvi/3 Operators are suspicious of ‘stretched’ engines. 1972 Daily Tel. 26 Sept. 6/7 The car is a stretched version of the latest Daimler Double-Six, itself developed from the Jaguar XJ12. 1978 Daily Tel. 23 Feb. 6/8 Improvements in technology mean that the British Hovercraft Corporation's ‘stretched’ SRN-4 is likely to be used on some of the established 100–150 mile European routes. 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