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  • 41stretch mark — a silvery streak occurring typically on the abdomen or thighs and caused by stretching of the skin over a short period of time, as during pregnancy or rapid weight gain. * * * …

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  • 42stretch — Noun. A period spent in prison …

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  • 43stretch — v 1. extend, draw out, pull, tense, tauten; lengthen, elongate; widen, broaden; expand, enlarge, increase, amplify, aggrandize; distend, dilate, puff up, blow up, balloon, inflate. 2. offer, proffer, hold out, reach out, reach forth. 3. spread,… …

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  • 44stretch out payables (to) —  Pay over a longer period of time …

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  • 45stretch — 1. n. nickname for a tall, lanky, gangly person (usually capitalized) 2. n. time period …

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  • 46Seventh-inning stretch — The seventh inning stretch is a tradition in baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh inning of any game. Fans generally stand up and stretch out their arms, legs, necks, backs, calves, fingers, elbows, and other muscles and… …

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  • 4720 hours at a stretch — 20 hours/5 days/6 weeks, etc. at a stretch ► if you do something for 20 hours, etc. at a stretch, you do it continuously for that period of time: »Workers on an oil rig often do 12 hour days for 14 days at a stretch. Main Entry: ↑stretch …

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  • 4820 hours/5 days/6 weeks, etc. at a stretch — ► if you do something for 20 hours, etc. at a stretch, you do it continuously for that period of time: »Workers on an oil rig often do 12 hour days for 14 days at a stretch. Main Entry: ↑stretch …

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  • 495 days at a stretch — 20 hours/5 days/6 weeks, etc. at a stretch ► if you do something for 20 hours, etc. at a stretch, you do it continuously for that period of time: »Workers on an oil rig often do 12 hour days for 14 days at a stretch. Main Entry: ↑stretch …

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  • 506 weeks at a stretch — 20 hours/5 days/6 weeks, etc. at a stretch ► if you do something for 20 hours, etc. at a stretch, you do it continuously for that period of time: »Workers on an oil rig often do 12 hour days for 14 days at a stretch. Main Entry: ↑stretch …

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