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Lengthen Time In Jail Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STRETCH which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: STRETCH

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199%7Exact Match!
232%9 The mysterious time of day when shadows lengthen
329%8Lengthen in time

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We think the answer is "STRETCH" which means:

    noun
  • • A large and unbroken expanse or distance
  • • The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
  • • A straightaway section of a racetrack
  • • Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
  • • Extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
  • • An unbroken period of time during which you do something
  • • The capacity for being stretched
  • adjective satellite
  • • Having an elongated seating area
  • • Easily stretched
  • verb
  • • Occupy a large, elongated area
  • • Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  • • Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
  • • Become longer by being stretched and pulled
  • • Make long or longer by pulling and stretching
  • • Lie down comfortably
  • • Pull in opposite directions
  • • Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
  • • Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
  • • Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
  • • Extend one's body or limbs

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I felt a slight stretch in my muscles after doing yoga."
  • • "She reached out her arm in a stretch to grab the book from the top shelf."

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