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stretch·er
(strĕch′ər)n.
1. A litter, usually of canvas stretched over a frame, used to transport the sick, wounded, or dead.
2. One that stretches, such as the wooden framework on which canvas is stretched for an oil painting.
3. A usually horizontal tie beam or brace serving to support or extend a framework.
4. A brick or stone laid parallel to the face of a wall so that only its long side is showing.
5. Informal An exaggerated or fabricated assertion or anecdote: "That book ... is mostly a true book, with some stretchers" (Mark Twain).
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stretcher
(ˈstrɛtʃə)n
1. (Medicine) a device for transporting the ill, wounded, or dead, consisting of a frame covered by canvas or other material
2. (Furniture) a strengthening often decorative member joining the legs of a chair, table, etc
3. (Art Terms) the wooden frame on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
4. (Building) a tie beam or brace used in a structural framework
5. (Building) a brick or stone laid horizontally with its length parallel to the length of a wall. Compare header4
6. (Rowing) rowing a fixed board across a boat on which an oarsman braces his feet
7. (Furniture) Austral and NZ a camp bed
8. slang an exaggeration or lie
vb (tr)
(Medicine) to transport (a sick or injured person) on a stretcher
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stretch•er
(ˈstrɛtʃ ər)n.
1. a litter, as of canvas, for carrying a sick or dead person.
2. a person or thing that stretches.
3. any of various instruments for extending, widening, or distending.
4. a bar, beam, or framework serving as a tie or brace.
5. a brick or stone laid in a wall so that its longer edge is exposed or parallel to the surface. Compare header (def. 5a).
6.
a. a framework connecting and bracing the legs of a piece of furniture.
b. one member of this framework.
[1375–1425]
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stretcher
See: litter.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
stretcher
Past participle: stretchered
Gerund: stretchering
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| Noun | 1. |  stretcher - a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil paintingframework - a structure supporting or containing something |
| 2. | stretcher - a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles | |
| 3. | stretcher - a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles gurney - a metal stretcher with wheels litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers | |
| 4. | stretcher - a stone that forms the top of wall or building stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" 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; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
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Translations
مَحْمَل، نَقّالَهنَقَالَة
nosítka
båreløber
paarit
nosila
hordágy
sjúkrabörur
担架
들것
nosidlá
nosila
bår
เปลหาม
cái cáng thương
stretcher
[ˈstretʃəʳ]A. N
1. (Med) → camilla f
2. (Tech) (for gloves etc) → ensanchador m; (for canvas) → bastidor m
3. (Archit) → soga f
C. CPD stretcher bearer N → camillero/a m/f
stretcher case N enfermo o herido que tiene que ser llevado en camilla
stretcher party N → equipo m de camilleros
stretcher case N enfermo o herido que tiene que ser llevado en camilla
stretcher party N → equipo m de camilleros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
stretcher
[ˈstrɛtʃər] n → brancard m, civière fstretcher-bearer [ˈstrɛtʃərbɛərər] n → brancardier mstretch limo n → limousine f extralonguestretch marks npl → vergetures fplCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stretcher
stretcher
:stretcher-bearer
n → Krankenträger(in) m(f)
stretcher case
n → Kranke(r) mf → /Verletzte(r) mf, → der/die nicht gehen kann; (Mil) → Schwerverwundete(r) mf, → schwer Verwundete(r) mf; by the time I’ve finished this work I’ll be a stretcher (hum) → bis ich diese Arbeit fertig habe, bin ich krankenhausreif (inf)
stretcher party
n → Team nt → von Krankenträgern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stretch
(stretʃ) verb1. to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled. She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.
2. (of land etc) to extend. The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.
noun1. an act of stretching or state of being stretched. He got out of bed and had a good stretch.
2. a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time. a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.
ˈstretcher noun a light folding bed with handles for carrying the sick or wounded. The injured man was carried to the ambulance on a stretcher.
ˈstretchy adjective (of materials etc) able to stretch. a stretchy bathing-costume.
at a stretch continuously. He can't work for more than three hours at a stretch.
be at full stretch to be using all one's powers, energy etc to the limit in doing something.
stretch one's legs to go for a walk for the sake of exercise. I need to stretch my legs.
stretch out in moving the body, to straighten or extend. She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.
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stretcher
→ نَقَالَة nosítka båre Tragbahre φορείο camilla paarit brancard nosila barella 担架 들것 stretcher (syke)båre nosze maca носилки bår เปลหาม sedye cái cáng thương 担架Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stretch·er
n. camilla, andas; dilatador, extendedor.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
stretcher
n (litter) camillaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.