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English noun: stretcher

1. stretcher (artifact) a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting


Broader (hypernym)framework

2. stretcher (artifact) a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it


Broader (hypernym)mechanical device

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


Broader (hypernym)litter


Narrower (hyponym)gurney

4. stretcher (artifact) a stone that forms the top of wall or building


Synonymscapstone, copestone, coping stone


Broader (hypernym)stone


Part meronymwall









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