What is to strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.] called?
stretch — To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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