stretch
verb
1 verb garment etc 2 verb elastic, rubber, etc TRANSITIVEsín verb tarraing amach to stretch an elastic band banda leaisteach a shíneadhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb skin, fabric, etc: pull to make smooth, tight TRANSITIVEsín verb tarraing verb she stretched it tight tharraing sí amach é go dtí go raibh sé teann 4 verb part of body 5 verb to reach sth INTRANSITIVEsín verb he stretched his leg over the side of the boat shín sé a chos thar thaobh an bháid 6 verb over distance, area INTRANSITIVEsín verb the new road stretches from Galway to Limerick tá an bóthar nua ag dul ó Ghaillimh go Luimneach, tá an bóthar nua ag síneadh ó Ghaillimh go Luimneachthe sea stretches as far as the eye can see tá an fharraige ag síneadh go bun na spéire, tá an fharraige ar feadh fad do radhairc uait 7 verb over time INTRANSITIVEthe workday stretched to 18 hours mhair an lá oibre 18 n-uair an chloigthat tradition stretches back hundreds of years tá an traidisiún sin ag dul siar na céadta bliainas the days stretched on le himeacht ama 8 verb lead, advantage, etc TRANSITIVEméadaigh verb to stretch the gap an bhearna a mhéadú 9 verb money, budget, etc INTRANSITIVEtéigh i bhfad her wages won't stretch very far this month ní rachaidh a cuid pá i bhfad an mhí seo, ní fiú mórán a cuid pá an mhí seocan we stretch to a new car? an bhfuil go leor airgid againn le carr nua a cheannach? 10 verb resources etc TRANSITIVEbrú a chur ar the new road is stretching the Council's resources tá an bóthar nua ag cur brú ar acmhainní na Comhairle 11 verb person TRANSITIVEbheith ina dhúshlán agit's a job that stretches me is post é a bhfuil dúshlán ag baint leishe likes to stretch himself is maith leis dúshláin 12 verb put great demands on TRANSITIVEit'd stretch anyone's patience chuirfeadh sé duine ar bith go bun na foighnehis story stretches credulity is deacair a scéal a chreidiúint 13 verb extend beyond limits TRANSITIVElúb verb they stretched the rules to suit their own ends lúb siad na rialacha ar mhaithe leo féinto stretch the truth an fhírinne a chur as a riocht 14 verb make sth last longer TRANSITIVEfad a bhaint as they stretched food supplies bhain siad fad as an soláthar bia
noun
15 noun of material, object, etcsíneadh masc1 ligean masc1 16 noun of body partsearradh masc síneadh masc1 to give your muscles a stretch do chuid matán a shíneadh 17 noun of land, waterréimse masc4 stráice masc4 this is a safe stretch of beach seo stráice sábháilte den tráa stretch of land réimse talúna stretch of road stráice bóthair 18 noun SPOR of trackstáir fem2 the final stretch an stáir dheireanach 19 noun of timetréimhse fem4 achar masc1 píosa masc4 he spent long stretches of time abroad chaith sé tréimhsí fada ama thar learthere's a grand stretch in the evening tá fad breá leis an láthey were under pressure for a large stretch of the game bhí siad faoi bhrú ar feadh cuid mhór den chluichewe're in the home stretch now táimid beagnach ann anois 20 noun informal in prisontréimhse phríosúnachtaseal príosúnachtahe did a stretch for murder chaith sé seal sa phríosún as dúnmharúadjective
21 adjective fabric, garmenta bhfuil síneadh anna bhfuil ligean ann soshínte adj3 stretch jeans jíons a bhfuil ligean iontu