stretch

verb:to lengthen or extend something by pulling it
- She stretched the canvas over the frame.
verb:to extend or straighten one’s muscles or body to relieve tension or prepare for activity
- He stretched before the run.
verb:to extend across a distance or area
- The desert stretches to the horizon.
verb:to continue for a period of time, often longer than expected
- The meeting stretched into the evening.
verb:to use resources or abilities to their limit
- The project will stretch our budget.
verb:to exaggerate or distort the truth
- He stretched the truth to make the story exciting.
noun:a period of time spent doing something
- She worked a long stretch of night shifts.
adjective:capable of being extended; elastic
- He wore stretch jeans for comfort.
adjective:ambitiously high or requiring extra effort
- The team set a stretch goal for the quarter.