v
(intransitive) To become better; to improve.
n
The ability to reach a long distance across a table to get desired food.
n
Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
v
To make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.
n
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
n
The act of stretching out one's arms away from the sides of the torso so that they make a straight line perpendicular to the body.
v
(intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
n
(figuratively, by extension) A thorough, collaborative effort to overcome or constrain another person or group, especially a rival or opponent.
v
To build up the motivation to do something difficult.
v
To materialise; to grow stronger.
n
That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.
v
To fix, make better or increase the quality of (something) in comparison to previous attempts; to contribute to an ongoing effort to improve (something).
n
An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
n
A large expenditure of effort for a modest benefit.
v
(informal, intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities.
v
(transitive) To surpass in calculation; to calculate better or faster than.
n
The extent or length of one's reach.
v
(rare) To work out to a finish; to complete.
v
(obsolete) To name over or in a series; to recount.
v
(obsolete) To read over, or peruse.
adj
(UK, dialect) Kept over from the previous year.
n
The adage that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
v
(intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.
v
(transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
n
Obsolete spelling of reach [The act of stretching or extending; extension.]
v
Obsolete form of reach. [(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).]
n
(labor, politics) An employer's demand for more output without more pay.
n
An additional goal to be pursued after all original goals are met.
v
To prolong or extend in an unnecessary, contrived or time-filling manner.
v
(intransitive) To make an extra effort; to do more than the usual amount.
v
To provide extra resources that are not met by normal sources.
n
(optics) Synonym of etendue.
v
(transitive, literally) To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.
n
A change that results in something being not being moved far enough or too few things being moved.
v
(transitive) To underline or underscore.
v
(slang, transitive) To increase to an extreme degree; to make (something) go over the top.
n
(US) A positive aspect or consequence, often either unexpected or in contrast to other negative aspects.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To stretch (words, a meaning etc.) to suit one's own purpose.
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