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stretch
Verb
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To pull; to move one end of something as far as possible from the other end.
He was big and the shirt was little, but he was able to stretch it and use it.
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Fill a certain place
The Alps stretch from France to Austria.
stretch
Noun
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A stretch is when a person pulls something.
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A stretch is a length of time.
John was stuck in jail for a ten-year stretch.
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A statement is a stretch when it is changed or exaggerated from the truth.
That is a stretch! I do not think you are being entirely truthful to me.
out
Preposition
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Something that is out is not in.
Polly opened the door and went out.
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If something using electricity is out, it is turned off or the electricity is not flowing..
Turn the light out before you leave.
The power's out so nothing's working.
I'm trying to find which light went out.
Oh, no! The fire's gone out again.
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Something that moves out moves from the inside to a place that is not inside.
He took the pen out of his pocket.
Please, close the door as you go out.
If you walk out that door, you can't come back.
The car stopped and out came two men.
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far away
We live out in the country.
He's about half an hour out of Toronto.
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If someone is out, they are not in the place where someone is looking for them.
You can't see the doctor now. He is out.
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to a number of people
We'll give out the books after everyone has arrived.
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away
Don't throw that out. I'm still using it.
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If something is out, you can look at or see it.
the sun is out
the flowers are out
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If something comes out of something, it comes from it.
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If something is out, it is available for sale.
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If something is out, it is not in fashion.
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If someone is out, they are not conscious.
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If a you are out of something, you had it before but you've used or sold all of it.
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If mathx/math is made out of mathy/math, mathy/math is the material that mathx/math is made of.
out
Noun
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If someone is prevented from scoring in baseball, they make an out.
There were two men on base and two outs.
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A way to escape is an out.
hand
Noun
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Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb.
Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand.
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Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is.
The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.
hand
Verb
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If I hand you something, I give it to you.
Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.