" stretchable "

1: able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted;

  * e.g., " ... stretchable gloves "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bouncy,

•  elastic,

•  flexible,

•  resilient,

•  rubberlike,

•  rubbery,

•  springy,

•  stretch,

•  stretchy,

•  supple,

•  whippy

•  Antonyms : 

•  inelastic,

•  inflexible,

•  nonelastic,

•  rigid,

•  stiff

1: to add to the interest of by including made-up details;

  * e.g., " ... it was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version "

•  Synonyms : 

•  color,

•  elaborate (on),

•  embellish,

•  embroider,

•  exaggerate,

•  hyperbolize,

•  magnify,

•  pad

•  Antonyms : 

•  abbreviate,

•  abridge,

•  curtail,

•  cut,

•  cut back,

•  shorten

2: to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure;

  * e.g., " ... I stretched a back muscle, and the pain is killing me "

•  Synonyms : 

•  pull,

•  rack,

•  strain,

•  wrench

•  Antonyms : 

•  loosen,

•  slack,

•  slacken

3: to make longer;

  * e.g., " ... the time it would take to fix the car got stretched from three hours to two days when the part we needed had to be ordered "

•  Synonyms : 

•  drag (out),

•  draw out,

•  elongate,

•  extend,

•  lengthen,

•  outstretch,

•  prolong,

•  protract

•  Antonyms : 

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1: to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area;

  * e.g., " ... you can't stretch out your legs to the point where you're blocking the aisle "

•  Synonyms : 

•  expand,

•  extend,

•  fan (out),

•  flare (out),

•  open,

•  outspread,

•  outstretch,

•  spread (out),

•  unfold,

•  unfurl

•  Antonyms : 

•  close,

•  contract,

•  fold