Stretcher

Word STRETCHER
Character 9
Hyphenation stretch er
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Stretcher"

What do we mean by stretcher?

A litter, usually of canvas stretched over a frame, used to transport the sick, wounded, or dead. noun

One that stretches, such as the wooden framework on which canvas is stretched for an oil painting. noun

A usually horizontal tie beam or brace serving to support or extend a framework. noun

A brick or stone laid parallel to the face of a wall so that only its long side is showing. noun

One who or that which stretches or, expands. noun

In masonry, a brick or stone laid horizontally with its length in the direction of the face of the wall, as distinguished from a header, which is laid lengthwise across the thickness of the wall, so that its small head or end is seen in the external face of the wall. See cut under inbond. noun

One of the cylindrical rails between the legs of a chair; a round. noun

In cabinet-making, a low shelf serving as a brace or stay to the legs of a table, and roomy enough to hold a vase, a basket of flowers, or other ornament. noun

In carpentry, a tie-timber in a frame. noun

Nautical, a narrow piece of plank placed across a boat for the rowers to set their feet against; also, a cross-piece placed between a boat's sides to keep them apart when the boat is hoisted up and griped. noun

A light, simple litter, without inclosure or top, upon which a dead body or a wounded person can be carried: so called because generally composed of canvas stretched on a frame, or because the body is stretched out upon it. Such frames, covered with canvas, are often used as beds, as in camping. noun

A flat board on which corpses are stretched or laid out preparatory to coffining. noun

In angling: The leader at the extreme end of the line. noun

The tail-fly; the fly that is fastened to the cast called the stretcher; a stretcher-fly. See tail-fly (under fly) and whip. noun

A statement which overstretches the truth; a lie. noun

In carriage-building, same as strainer, 4. noun

One who, or that which, stretches. noun

A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. noun

A piece of timber used in building. noun

One who, or that which, stretches.

A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.

A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.

A device to stretch shoes or gloves.

A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).

A piece of timber used in building.

A lie; an overstretching of the truth.

A board against which a rower places his feet.

A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and gripped.

One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.

An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.

A penis, especially a long penis.

A particularly girthy poo that feels like it stretches you on its way out - it leaves you clenching your buttocks for half an hour afterwards trying to get your ringpiece back into shape! Urban Dictionary

The act of inserting one finger into the vaginal opening (normally the index finger), and two into the anus (normally the middle and pinky fingers). Also known as the reverse shocker. Urban Dictionary

A sexual position that includes two men and one female. The goal is to have sex while running. You set this position up thusly: 1) Woman lies on her back on a table. 2) One man stick her in either the vagina or the anus, while the other man sticks her in the mouth. This creates the basic hold. 3) The woman then must hold herself up by wrapping her legs around the man who is fucking hers waist, and her arms around the man who she's blowing's waist. This provides stability. Optional: Men can hold the female up between them with their hands as well. 4)Men take off running, one backwards, one forwards with female suspended in between them. A stretcher position is formed, hence the name. Urban Dictionary

A gun; meaning to "stretch" you or lay you out. Urban Dictionary

To get just unbelievably wasted to the point where you cannot walk and need to be taken out on an actual stretcher Urban Dictionary

An alternative to shook or quaking, however, it’s normally used in the 3rd person, using it for someone who is well known for the thing you’re talking about. You’d use it when you or someone else is either literally or figuratively doing a better job than that person. Urban Dictionary

Stretcher: To lay down slabs of rubber, WHILE rolling out a burnout; To lay rubberized destruction, to a (preferably public) road on/in a motorized vehicle; To perform a rolling burnout. Urban Dictionary

Any road, ski slope, trail, beach or other venue of fun which may cause you to end up in an ambulance Urban Dictionary

A hose stretcher is a rookie in the fire service...some guys will have a rookie look for items on a truck and will usually have hose stretcher towards the end... Urban Dictionary

This is the device that you tell the rookie new-hire carpenter to go get for you out of the foreman's truck so you can get the board he just cut 2 inches too short to fit right in the new kitchen cabinet. It only exists in the minds of awnry carpenters who like to play jokes on the FNG. Urban Dictionary

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The word "stretcher" in example sentences

Then they covered the burning, smoking gauze with absorbent cotton, then with clean, neat bandages, after which they called the stretcher bearers, and Rochard was carried from the operating table back to the ward. ❋ Ellen Newbold La Motte (1917)

But as his stretcher is wheeled past the crime scene, he knows this is no random act of violence. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Going to the address of the reg. owner of a car in which the young female passenger who looked like rag doll on the ambulance stretcher is almost certainly dead and the driver nearly so. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

(The warp and weft are at forty-five degrees to the stripes, because the stretcher is rotated.) ❋ James Elkins (2010)

We would probably translate that as the stretcher is not yet here; I struggled looking for a way para ir a escuchar su corazón to go to hear her heart con las manos confundidas no me mantengo en pie with my hands confused (not working, not able to help me) ❋ Unknown (2008)

The lights went out for her, her body quivered the stretcher is not yet here; I struggled looking for a way to go to hear her heart with my hands not able to help me ❋ Unknown (2008)

As the sequence develops and the stretcher is loaded, "Green Helmet" is told that there is a television crew filming. ❋ Richard (2006)

Briefly, because the full scenario can be seen on the video link, the Act starts in the area above "Stretcher Alley", where a body in a stretcher is being loaded into the back of an ambulance. ❋ Richard (2006)

When I called the stretcher-bearers and contemplated this picture, the big man raised himself on his elbow and said: ❋ Georges Duhamel (1925)

In wet weather – and in Flanders mud – with shell holes everywhere, the wheeled stretcher is useless. ❋ John George (1918)

As above noted, the squad for each stretcher is four men, and for a long carry this number is absolutely essential. ❋ John George (1918)

With a large number of seriously wounded and a long carry between the trenches and the R.A.P., not only are all the stretcher-bearers engaged in stretcher-bearer work proper, to the exclusion of useful first-aid work, but they become thoroughly worn out by the heavy trudging to and fro. ❋ John George (1918)

A Maori Battalion Officer at Casino where the going was treacherous called the stretcher bearers the bravest of the brave. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The last thing Helen remembered before being wheeled out of her hospital room on a stretcher was her baby kicking between contractions. ❋ Lynne Griffin (2010)

[Remind] me never to eat Branflakes again, that dump this morning was so full of stretchers i felt like i'd been [fingered] by an [elephant]! ❋ Mrbruceman (2009)

Commonly referred to as: one [in the pink], two [in the stink]. eg. Man, I streteched [this chick] out last night, and she loved it. ❋ Pam Cuthbank (2005)

Dude, me and my bro, are going to stretcher this [chink] while running a [5k] it should be awesome. Good for athletes who are tired of [the London bridge]. ❋ Life Suxs (2007)

I [pulled] the stretcher on [the nigga]; i had the stretcher by [my side] ❋ Andre Young (2005)

"[Man], i was so stretchered [last night]. What [did I] do? ❋ Brett Scheifele (2009)

“Wow, I’m [soo] [good at math]. [Albert Einstein] is on a stretcher ❋ Imathottie (2019)

I [layed] down a [stretcher] in front of your mothers house last night on the [1K]. ❋ BAD TA WS6 (2011)

The [icy] [trails] look stretcherous [today]. ❋ Duff44 (2015)

[Battalion] Chief-probie, have you found everything on this truck? Probie-yes sir, i have found everything except the hose stretcherfellow [firefighter] "laughs" haha [probie]: whats so funny? FireFighter-ur the hose stretcher probie ❋ IGFireFighter (2009)

Me: "Damn Hector you cut the board too short. Go get the [board stretcher] out of the [foreman's] truck, rookie." Hector: "What's it look like?" Me: "You'll know it when you see it. If it ain't there ask the [foreman] where he has it." ❋ Auriuman (2011)

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