What does STRETCH mean?

verb

1. occupy a large, elongated area“The park stretched beneath the train line”
2. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body“Stretch your legs!”
3. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length“Unfold the newspaper”
4. become longer by being stretched and pulled“The fabric stretches”
5. make long or longer by pulling and stretching“stretch the fabric”
6. lie down comfortably“To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass”
7. pull in opposite directions“During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack”
8. extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly“Stretch the limits”