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STRETCHER

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(GB):

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)

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