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Stretch 1 О / stretjv verb ( stretch - es , stretch - ing , stretched )

to pull something to make it longer or wider; to become longer or wider

The T-shirt stretched when I washed it.

to push your arms and legs out as far as you can Joe got out of bed and stretched.

The cat stretched out in front of the fire and went to sleep.

to cover a large area of land or a long period of time The beach stretches for miles.

stretch2 / stretf/ noun [ count ] ( plural stretch - es )

a piece of land or water

This is a beautiful stretch of countryside.

the act of pushing out your arms, legs, etc. as far as you can

Give your legs a good stretch before you start running.

stretch • er / ' stretfar / noun [ count ]

a kind of bed for carrying someone who is sick or hurt They carried him to the ambulance on a stretcher.

Strict Ф / stnkt / adjective ( strict er, strict est)

If you are strict , you make people do what you want and do not allow them to behave badly

Her parents are very strict — she always has to be home before ten o'clock. strict rules

strict • ly / ' strikli / adverb

definitely; in a strict way Smoking is strictly forbidden.

exactly

That is not strictly true.

stride / straid / verb

( strides , strid - ing , strode / stroud / )

to walk with long steps

The police officer strode across the road.

►stride noun [ count ]

He walked with long strides.

strike1 / straik / verb

( strikes , strik ing , struck / strAk / has struck )

( formal ) to hit someone or something A stone struck me on the back of the head.

to attack someone or something suddenly The earthquake struck just after midnight. The building was struck by lightning .

to come suddenly into your mind

It suddenly struck me that she looked like my sister.

( business ) to stop working because you want more money or are angry about something

The nurses are striking for better pay.

If a clock strikes , it rings a bell a certain number of times so that people know what time it is

The clock struck nine. strike a match

to make fire with a match

strike2 / straik / noun [ count ]

a time when people are not working because they want more money or are angry about something

The hospital workers are on strike .

a sudden military attack

strik • ing / ' straikig / adjective

If something is striking , you notice it because it is very unusual, interesting, or attractive That's a very striking hat.

String Ф / Stnij / noun 1 [ count ] very thin rope that you use for tying things

tied up the package with string.

The key was hanging on a string.

[ count ] ( music ) a piece of thin wire on a musical instrument guitar strings

:he strings [plural] ( music )

the group of musical instruments that have strings Word building An orchestra is made up of four sections. The strings section includes violins and cellos. The woodwind section includes clarinets and flutes. The brass section includes trumpets and trombones. The percussion section includes drums and cymbals.

[ count ] a line of things on a piece of thread a string of blue beads

strip 1 / strip / verb ( strips , strip - ping , stripped )

to take off your clothes; to take off another person's clothes

She stripped and ran into the ocean.

They were stripped and searched by the police officers.

to take off something that is covering something I stripped off the wallpaper.

strip2 / strip / noun [ count ] a long, thin piece of something a strip of paper

stripe / straip/ noun [ count ]

a long, thin line of color

Zebras have black and white stripes.

— Look at the picture at pattern .

striped / straipt / adjective