stretch

> stretch
(verb)
brace, screw, strain, tense, tighten.
elongate, extend, lengthen, protract, pull.
display, distend, expand, spread, unfold, widen.
sprain, strain.
distort, exaggerate, misrepresent.

> stretch
(noun)
compass, extension, extent, range, reach, scope.
effort, exertion, strain, struggle.
course, direction.