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stretch

Meaning of “stretch”

To extend, reach, or spread out, literally or figuratively.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
50 occurrences50 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 3:20

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Amos 6:4
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 6:4 · retained source text

That lie vpon beds of Yuorie, and stretch themselues vpon their couches, and eate the lambes out of the flocke, and the calues out of the midst of the stall:

1611 marginal noteOr, abound with superfluities.

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To draw out to greater length; to extend in a line. To extend in breadth. To spread; to expand. To reach; to extend. To spread; to display.

volume 2, leaf 682, column 3 (transitive verb entry, senses 1-5)

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