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| stretch·er [ stréchər ] (plural stretch·ers) |
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1. medicine device for carrying somebody lying down: a device consisting of a sheet of material such as canvas stretched over a frame, used to carry somebody in a lying position who is sick, injured, or dead
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2. graphic arts frame for artist's canvas: a wooden frame over which a canvas for an oil painting is stretched
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3. furniture bar bracing furniture legs: a bar that joins and braces the legs of a chair, table, or other piece of furniture
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4. construction strong beam used as brace: a strong, usually horizontal beam or bar that is used as a brace in the framework of a structure
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5. construction stone with long edge facing out: a brick or stone laid in a wall so that its longer edge forms part of the face of the wall.
See also header (sense 5)
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6. exaggerated story: an exaggerated story, or a lie based partly on the truth
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