Stretched

verb

1. To lengthen by pulling.

   "I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke."

2. To lengthen when pulled.

   "The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point."

3. To pull tight.

   "First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum."

4. To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

   "I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days."

5. To make inaccurate by exaggeration.

   "To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably."