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STRETCHER
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Irregular inflected form: stretcher
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stone that forms the top of wall or building
Synonyms:
capstone; copestone; coping stone; stretcher
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stretcher" is a kind of...):
stone (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose)
Holonyms ("stretcher" is a part of...):
wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stretcher" is a kind of...):
litter (conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stretcher"):
gurney (a metal stretcher with wheels)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stretcher" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Derivation:
stretch (make long or longer by pulling and stretching)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stretcher" is a kind of...):
frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)
