Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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increase | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stretch | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
increase (noun) | stretch (noun) |
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the act of increasing something | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent |
the amount by which something increases | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
a change resulting in an increase | extension to or beyond the ordinary limit |
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | a straightaway section of a racetrack |
a quantity that is added | the capacity for being stretched |
a large and unbroken expanse or distance | |
an unbroken period of time during which you do something |
increase (adjective) | stretch (adjective) |
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easily stretched | |
having an elongated seating area |
increase (verb) | stretch (verb) |
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become bigger or greater in amount | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body |
make bigger or more | extend one's body or limbs |
become longer by being stretched and pulled | |
make long or longer by pulling and stretching | |
extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly | |
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance | |
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | |
pull in opposite directions | |
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length | |
lie down comfortably | |
occupy a large, elongated area |