• 1  vt. [make bigger] handiagotu, zabalagotu

• 2  vt. [pull tight] tenkatu, luzatu, tiratu, atezatu

• 3  vt. [body, muscles] luzatu

• 4  vt. [challenge] mugaraino eraman

  the play's plot stretches credulity to the limit: antzezlanaren argumentuak mugaraino eramaten du sinesgarritasuna

  I need a job that will stretch me: dena ematera behartuko nauen lan bat behar dut

• 5  vi. [area] hedatu; -raino iritsi

  beyond the mountains stretches a vast desert: mendiez bestaldean basamortu zabal bat hedatzen da

• 6  vi. [money, supplies, time] aski/nahikoa izan

  I need a new car, but my savings won't stretch to it: auto berria behar dut, baina aurreztu dudanarekin ez zait aski