Stretch vs Elastic - What's the difference?
stretch | elastic |
(label) To lengthen by pulling.
(label) To lengthen when pulled.
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(label) To pull tight.
To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
(label) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
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(label) To extend to a limit point
(label) To increase.
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 29, author=Neil Johnston, work=BBC Sport
, title= To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.
(label) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
An act of stretching.
The ability to lengthen when pulled.
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief.
A segment of a journey or route.
(label) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
(label) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
A length of time.
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(label) A term of address for a tall person
* 2007 , Michael Farrell, Running with Buffalo
*:“Hey, Stretch ,” he shouted at a tall, spectacled co-worker, “turn the fucking station, will you? You know I can't stand Rush, and it's all they play on this one. If I hear those assholes whine 'Tom Sawyer' one more time, I may go on a fucking killing spree.
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
Made of elastic.
Of clothing, elasticated.
(economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
springy; bouncy; vivacious
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Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
(countable) An elastic band.
As nouns the difference between stretch and elastic
is that stretch is an act of stretching while elastic is (uncountable) an elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.As a verb stretch
is (label) to lengthen by pulling.As an adjective elastic is
capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.stretch
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Verb
- The inner membrane because it would stretch and yield, remained unbroken.
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- a man apt to stretch in his report of facts
- The ship stretched to the eastward.
Noun
(es)- I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
- To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
- That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
- It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
- It was an easy trip except for the last stretch , which took forever.
- He did a 7-year stretch in jail.
- After the harvest there was a stretch of clear dry weather, and the animals toiled harder than ever
Derived terms
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* English ergative verbselastic
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Alternative forms
* elastick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The rope is somewhat elastic , so expect it to give when you pull on it.
- elastic band
- Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
- He could see that she was tastefully, though not richly, dressed, and that she walked with an elastic step that revealed a light heart and the vigor of perfect health. Her face, of course, he could not analyze, since he had caught only the one brief but convincing glimpse of it.
- elastic''' spirits; an '''elastic constitution
Synonyms
* stretchy * stretchableNoun
- Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.