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etch
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v 1: make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface"
2: cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible; "a face
etched with pain"; "the leafless branches etched against the
sky"
3: carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from
such a block; "engrave a letter" [syn: engrave, etch]
4: carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with
the owner's name" [syn: engrave, etch]
5: selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or
printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of
electrons
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fetch
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n 1: the action of fetching
v 1: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those
books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?";
"The dog fetched the hat" [syn: bring, get, convey,
fetch] [ant: bear away, bear off, carry away,
carry off, take away]
2: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000";
"The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn:
fetch, bring in, bring]
3: take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"
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ketch
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n 1: a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of
the rudderpost
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retch
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n 1: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case
of the heaves" [syn: heave, retch]
v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]
2: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn:
gag, heave, retch]
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sketch
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n 1: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several
studies before starting to paint" [syn: sketch, study]
2: a brief literary description [syn: sketch, vignette]
3: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: sketch,
survey, resume]
4: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or
magazine [syn: cartoon, sketch]
v 1: make a sketch of; "sketch the building" [syn: sketch,
chalk out]
2: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or
summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his
ideas" [syn: sketch, outline, adumbrate]
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stretch
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adj 1: having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
2: easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"
n 1: a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of
highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
2: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn:
reach, reaching, stretch]
3: a straightaway section of a racetrack
4: exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their
full extent [syn: stretch, stretching]
5: extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full
stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any
stretch of his understanding"
6: an unbroken period of time during which you do something;
"there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the
federal penitentiary" [syn: stretch, stint]
7: the capacity for being stretched [syn: stretch,
stretchiness, stretchability]
v 1: occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath
the train line" [syn: stretch, stretch along]
2: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch
your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn:
stretch, extend]
3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth";
"extend the TV antenna" [syn: unfold, stretch, stretch
out, extend]
4: become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric
stretches" [ant: contract, shrink]
5: make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the
fabric" [syn: elongate, stretch]
6: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out
on the grass" [syn: stretch, stretch out]
7: pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the
torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
8: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the
limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
9: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or
inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients
with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: load,
adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase]
10: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance;
"stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the
casserole with a little rice" [syn: extend, stretch]
11: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--
we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: stretch,
stretch out]
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vetch
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n 1: any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having
pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and
small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage
and soil-building plants
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wretch
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n 1: performs some wicked deed
2: someone you feel sorry for [syn: poor devil, wretch]
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kvetch
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n 1: (Yiddish) a constant complainer
2: (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
v 1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or
unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot
to kick about" [syn: complain, kick, plain, sound
off, quetch, kvetch] [ant: cheer, cheer up, chirk
up]
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lech
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n 1: man with strong sexual desires [syn: satyr, lecher,
lech, letch]
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overstretch
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v 1: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I
jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the
competition" [syn: pull, overstretch]
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backstretch
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outstretch
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betsch
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fetsch
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kretsch
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meche
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petsche
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