A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
The ability to lengthen when pulled.
An act of stretching.
A jail or prison term.
Term of address for a tall person.
A segment of a journey or route.
A length of time.
Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
A stretch limousine.
The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
A segment or length of material.
A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
To lengthen when pulled.
To lengthen by pulling.
To pull tight.
To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
To extend to a limit point
To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
To increase.
To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
Violent and general destruction.
The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
A single action of sweeping.
The person who steers a dragon boat.
A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
Any of the blades of a windmill.
A chimney sweep.
The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
To strike with a long stroke.
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
To travel quickly.
To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
To search (a place) methodically.
To draw or drag something over.
To play a sweep shot.
To vacuum a carpet or rug.
To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.