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|Text=[[File:woodhouse_825.jpg|thumb|link={{filepath:woodhouse_825.jpg}}]]'''v. trans.'''

P. and V. τείνειν, ἐντείνειν.

<b class="b2">Spread</b>: P. and V. στορεννύναι, Ar. and V. στορνύναι.

<b class="b2">Thy body moulded by the skilful hands of craftsmen shall lie stretched upon my couch</b>: V. σοφῇ δὲ χειρὶ τεκτόνων [[δέμας]] τὸ σὸν εἰκασθὲν ἐν λέκτροισιν ἐκταθήσεται (Eur., ''Alc.'' 348).

<b class="b2">Stretch out</b>: P. and V. τείνειν, προτείνειν, ἐκτείνειν.

<b class="b2">Offer</b>: P. and V. ὀρέγειν.

<b class="b2">Lengthen</b>: P. and V. τείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, μηκύνειν, P. ἀποτείνειν.

<b class="b2">Stretch over</b>: V. ὑπερτείνειν (τί τινος).

<b class="b2">Stretch under, spread under</b>: P. and V. ὑποστορεννύναι (Xen. also Ar.).

<b class="b2">Stretch oneself</b>: Ar. σκορδινᾶσθαι.

<b class="b2"></b>V. intrans. P. and V. τείνειν, P. καθήκειν, διήκειν.

<b class="b2">Stretch alongside</b>: P. παρατείνειν (absol.), παρήκειν (absol.), Ar. παρατείνεσθαι (absol.).

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<b class="b2">Length</b>: P. and V. [[μῆκος]], τό.

<b class="b2">Expanse</b>: [[κύκλος]], ὁ; see [[expanse]].

<b class="b2">Open space</b>: P. [[εὐρυχωρία]], ἡ.

<b class="b2">Plain</b>: P. and V. [[πεδίον]], τό, V. [[πλάξ]], ἡ.

<b class="b2">They pass…</b> . <b class="b2">over the level stretches of plain</b>: V. χωροῦσι... πεδίων ὑποτάσεις (Eur., ''Bacch.'' 748).

<b class="b2">At a stretch, by an effort</b>: P. μετὰ πολλοῦ πόνου, V. πολλῷ πόνῳ; see under [[effort]].

<b class="b2">At one time</b>: P. and V. ἅμα.

<b class="b2">Continuously</b>: Ar. and P. συνεχῶς.

<b class="b2">Keep on the stretch</b>, v. trans.: P. κατατείνειν.
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