English noun: stretcher |
1. | stretcher (artifact) a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting |
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| Broader (hypernym) | framework |
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2. | stretcher (artifact) a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device |
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3. | stretcher (artifact) a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles |
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| Broader (hypernym) | litter |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | gurney |
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4. | stretcher (artifact) a stone that forms the top of wall or building |
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| Synonyms | capstone, copestone, coping stone |
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| Broader (hypernym) | stone |
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| Part meronym | wall |
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