stretcher

noun

/ˈstretʃə(r)/

/ˈstretʃər/

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a long piece of strong cloth with a pole on each side, used for carrying somebody who is sick or injured and who cannot walk
- He was carried off on a stretcher.
- stretcher cases (= people too badly injured to be able to walk)
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- accident
- ambulance
- casualty
- first aid
- hospital
- injure
- paramedic
- stretcher
- victim
- witness
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a wooden frame over which cloth is spread and pulled tight ready for painting
- Staple the canvas to the stretchers, prime it with ochre, then you're ready to paint.

verb

/ˈstretʃə(r)/

/ˈstretʃər/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they stretcher	/ˈstretʃə(r)/ /ˈstretʃər/
he / she / it stretchers	/ˈstretʃəz/ /ˈstretʃərz/
past simple stretchered	/ˈstretʃəd/ /ˈstretʃərd/
past participle stretchered	/ˈstretʃəd/ /ˈstretʃərd/
-ing form stretchering	/ˈstretʃərɪŋ/ /ˈstretʃərɪŋ/

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stretcher somebody + adv./prep. to carry somebody somewhere on a stretcher
- He was stretchered off the pitch with a broken leg.
- She was stretchered into the waiting ambulance.