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stretch-out

 
Dictionary: stretch-out
(strĕch'out')
n.
    1. The act of stretching out.
    2. The condition of being stretched out.
    3. An extension or prolongation, such as the time required for paying a debt.
  1. An increase in the work required of industrial workers without a commensurate pay increase.

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Military Dictionary: stretch out
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(DOD) A reduction in the delivery rate specified for a program without a reduction in the total quantity to be delivered.

WordNet: stretch out
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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
  Synonyms: unfold, stretch, extend

Meaning #2: lie down comfortably
  Synonym: stretch

Meaning #3: extend out and forward, as of a limb
  Synonyms: put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth

Meaning #4: extend one's body or limbs
  Synonym: stretch

Meaning #5: of the neck; so as to see better
  Synonym: crane


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Military Dictionary. US Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Words, 2003.  Read more
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