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on the stretch

c. An exaggerated statement. on the stretch (nonce-phrase): using exaggeration, ‘drawing the long bow’.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > action of exaggerating > instance of

overreacher1589

reacher1613

overtruth1638

stretcher1674

stretch1711

high-flyer1776

windy1933

1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 1 Jan. (1948) I. 147 That's a damn'd lie of your chimney being carried to the next house with the wind... My lord Hertford would have been ashamed of such a stretch.

1783 H. Cowley Which is the Man? iv ii Hyperbole! What's that? Why, that's as much as to say, a stretch.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xii. 190 It a'n't that I might not stretch now and then..but..he's always on the stretch... He never tells the truth except by mistake.

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on the stretch

†a. on the stretch, on her stretches (said of a hawk): making a long swooping flight. Obsolete.

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the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [phrase] > actions of hawk

on the stretcha1640

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Prophetesse iv. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeee4^v/2 And scatter 'em, as an high towring Falcon on her Stretches, severs the fearfull fowl.

a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover iii. ii. 11 in 3 New Playes (1655) See with what winged speed they climb the hill Like Falcons on the stretch to seise the prey.

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on the stretch

b. †at the full stretch (obsolete), upon full stretch, on the stretch: with strain of the physical powers; chiefly, making full speed.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > at full speed

full speed1382

with topsailc1400

at spursa1500

on (also upon) the (spurs or) spur1525

amain1555

a main pace (also speed)1567

full tilt?a1600

upon full stretch1697

at full tilt1713

at (also on) full speed1749

(at) full split1836

full chisel1837

(at) full pelt1841

full swing1843

ventre à terre1848

full out1886

at full lick1889

hell-for-leather1889

all out1895

eyes out1895

flat out1932

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [phrase] > with strain of physical powers

upon full stretch1697

at (full, utmost) strain1851

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 335 They row At the full stretch, and shake the Brazen Prow.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 56. ¶3 He saw the Apparition of a milke-white Steed, with a young Man on the Back of it, advancing upon full Stretch after the Souls of about an hundred Beagles.

1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 221 While their horse is upon full stretch.

1797 S. James Narr. Voy. 175 To return to our own ship. We were now on the stretch for Europe.

1839 Laws of Coursing in Youatt's Dog (1845) App. 262 She [a hare] turns of her own accord to gain ground homeward, when both dogs are on the stretch after her.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xvi. 184 About fifty seconds after two I was in the saddle and on the full stretch for Stirling.

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on the (†full) stretch

c. on the (†full) stretch: in a state of mental strain, making intense effort; so to put, set upon the (full) stretch. Now chiefly at full stretch: to capacity; working fully or as hard as possible.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > acting vigorously or energetically [phrase] > with great vigour or energy > with utmost vigour

full tilt?a1600

all out1840

full out1886

full vent1927

flat out1932

at full stretch1934

balls-out1959

1683 J. Dryden Life Plutarch 24 in J. Dryden et al. tr. Plutarch Lives I His memory was always on the stretch, to receive..their discourses.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 140 We cannot live always upon the Stretch; our Faculties will not bear constant Pleasure any more than constant Pain.

1692 F. Atterbury Serm. Whitehall 20 The Praise and Admiration of God..sets our Faculties upon their full Stretch.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 38. ⁋1 You might see his Imagination on the Stretch to find out something uncommon.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 377 This set all..Heads upon the Stretch, to enquire.

1771 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) V. 272 He is on the full Stretch to save their Souls.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 140 Craft and cozenage..put our faculties to the stretch, and lay the foundation of Prudence.

1778 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. (1876) viii. 443 The writers of every age and country, where taste has begun to decline,..are always on the stretch; never deviate..a moment from the pompous and the brilliant.

1796 Ann. Reg., Hist. 108 His thoughts were uninterruptedly on the stretch.

1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xiv. 323 The inmates of Sisera's harem..are on the stretch of expectation for the sight of..their champion.

1866 A. Halliday Mugby Junction v, in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 10 Dec. 26/2 Me and my stoker were on the stretch all the time, doing two things at once—attending to the engine and looking out.

1884 H. A. Taine in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 521 His business keeps his mind on the stretch.

1934 G. B. Shaw On the Rocks (new ed.) i, in Too True to be Good 221 I am an overworked..man,..having to keep my mind at full stretch all the time struggling with problems.

1955 Times 1 June 10/1 United States tire manufacturers are still working at full stretch.

1977 Evening Post (Nottingham) 27 Jan. 4/5 Wilford power station, Nottingham, has been at full stretch to meet heavy demand.

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单词	on the stretch
释义	> as lemmas on the stretch c. An exaggerated statement. on the stretch (nonce-phrase): using exaggeration, ‘drawing the long bow’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > action of exaggerating > instance of overreacher1589 reacher1613 overtruth1638 stretcher1674 stretch1711 high-flyer1776 windy1933 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 1 Jan. (1948) I. 147 That's a damn'd lie of your chimney being carried to the next house with the wind... My lord Hertford would have been ashamed of such a stretch. 1783 H. Cowley Which is the Man? iv ii Hyperbole! What's that? Why, that's as much as to say, a stretch. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xii. 190 It a'n't that I might not stretch now and then..but..he's always on the stretch... He never tells the truth except by mistake. extracted from stretchn. on the stretch †a. on the stretch, on her stretches (said of a hawk): making a long swooping flight. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [phrase] > actions of hawk on the stretcha1640 a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Prophetesse iv. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eeee4^v/2 And scatter 'em, as an high towring Falcon on her Stretches, severs the fearfull fowl. a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover iii. ii. 11 in 3 New Playes (1655) See with what winged speed they climb the hill Like Falcons on the stretch to seise the prey. extracted from stretchn. on the stretch b. †at the full stretch (obsolete), upon full stretch, on the stretch: with strain of the physical powers; chiefly, making full speed. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > at full speed full speed1382 with topsailc1400 at spursa1500 on (also upon) the (spurs or) spur1525 amain1555 a main pace (also speed)1567 full tilt?a1600 upon full stretch1697 at full tilt1713 at (also on) full speed1749 (at) full split1836 full chisel1837 (at) full pelt1841 full swing1843 ventre à terre1848 full out1886 at full lick1889 hell-for-leather1889 all out1895 eyes out1895 flat out1932 the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [phrase] > with strain of physical powers upon full stretch1697 at (full, utmost) strain1851 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 335 They row At the full stretch, and shake the Brazen Prow. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 56. ¶3 He saw the Apparition of a milke-white Steed, with a young Man on the Back of it, advancing upon full Stretch after the Souls of about an hundred Beagles. 1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 221 While their horse is upon full stretch. 1797 S. James Narr. Voy. 175 To return to our own ship. We were now on the stretch for Europe. 1839 Laws of Coursing in Youatt's Dog (1845) App. 262 She [a hare] turns of her own accord to gain ground homeward, when both dogs are on the stretch after her. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xvi. 184 About fifty seconds after two I was in the saddle and on the full stretch for Stirling. extracted from stretchn. on the (†full) stretch c. on the (†full) stretch: in a state of mental strain, making intense effort; so to put, set upon the (full) stretch. Now chiefly at full stretch: to capacity; working fully or as hard as possible. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > acting vigorously or energetically [phrase] > with great vigour or energy > with utmost vigour full tilt?a1600 all out1840 full out1886 full vent1927 flat out1932 at full stretch1934 balls-out1959 1683 J. Dryden Life Plutarch 24 in J. Dryden et al. tr. Plutarch Lives I His memory was always on the stretch, to receive..their discourses. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 140 We cannot live always upon the Stretch; our Faculties will not bear constant Pleasure any more than constant Pain. 1692 F. Atterbury Serm. Whitehall 20 The Praise and Admiration of God..sets our Faculties upon their full Stretch. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 38. ⁋1 You might see his Imagination on the Stretch to find out something uncommon. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 377 This set all..Heads upon the Stretch, to enquire. 1771 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) V. 272 He is on the full Stretch to save their Souls. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 140 Craft and cozenage..put our faculties to the stretch, and lay the foundation of Prudence. 1778 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. (1876) viii. 443 The writers of every age and country, where taste has begun to decline,..are always on the stretch; never deviate..a moment from the pompous and the brilliant. 1796 Ann. Reg., Hist. 108 His thoughts were uninterruptedly on the stretch. 1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xiv. 323 The inmates of Sisera's harem..are on the stretch of expectation for the sight of..their champion. 1866 A. Halliday Mugby Junction v, in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 10 Dec. 26/2 Me and my stoker were on the stretch all the time, doing two things at once—attending to the engine and looking out. 1884 H. A. Taine in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 521 His business keeps his mind on the stretch. 1934 G. B. Shaw On the Rocks (new ed.) i, in Too True to be Good 221 I am an overworked..man,..having to keep my mind at full stretch all the time struggling with problems. 1955 Times 1 June 10/1 United States tire manufacturers are still working at full stretch. 1977 Evening Post (Nottingham) 27 Jan. 4/5 Wilford power station, Nottingham, has been at full stretch to meet heavy demand. extracted from stretchn. < as lemmas
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