transitive. To pull taut; to bring (e.g. a rope, piece of cloth) to a rigid state of straightness or evenness by the application of tractive force…

To extend with some effort; to subject to tension, to stretch. To extend and make taut (a line, wire, etc.), to stretch (material on a frame, over a…

transitive. To tear, pull apart.

transitive. To stretch (something) to its limit; to strain. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To stretch out tightly; to extend to full length; to overextend. Now rare.

transitive. To stretch, strain, make tense; to expand, dilate. literal and figurative. Obsolete.