2. To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.

Stress"ful (?), a. Having much stress. Rush.

Stretch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stretched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.

Stretching.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D. strekken, G.

strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. sträcka, Dan. strække; cf. AS. stræck,

strec, strong, violent, G. strack straight; of uncertain origin,

perhaps akin to E. strong. Cf. Straight.] 1. To reach out; to extend;

to put forth.

And stretch forth his neck long and small.

Chaucer.