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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.
proof
Noun
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Proof is evidence which shows something is correct.
He has proof that he was not at the crime scene. A witness says that they were somewhere else.
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A proof can show how a theorem is correct.