stretchered

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Definition of stretchered in English English dictionary

stretcher
A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person
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A lie
stretcher
to carry (an injured person) on a stretcher
stretcher
{n} one who stretches, a support, a brick
be stretchered
be carried away on a stretcher due to injury (especially during a sporting event)
be stretchered out of court
be carried out of a sporting event on a stretcher (due to injury)
stretcher
A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet
stretcher
One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle
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A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting
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A device to stretch shoes or gloves
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a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
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A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header)
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An overstretching of the truth; a lie
stretcher
A wooden or metal frame on which a painter's canvas is stretched
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The horizontal pieces connecting chair or table legs; some are plain, some shaped and carved
stretcher
An instrument for stretching boots or gloves
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A masonry unit or brick laid horizontally with its length parallel to the wall
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A bar or beam under a chair or table, attached to the legs for strength
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The longer face of a brick showing in the surface of a wall
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A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons
stretcher
a stone that forms the top of wall or building
stretcher
{i} litter for carrying the sick or wounded; person or thing that stretches; device that widens or extends; wooden framework on which canvas for a painting is stretched
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A rail connecting and bracing the legs of a chair
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The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting
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the wood frame behind the painting over which the canvas is stretched
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A horizontal brace in an H or X shape, often decorative, connecting the legs of a table or chair
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One who, or that which, stretches
stretcher
A masonry unit laid flat with its longest dimension parallel to the face of the wall
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A set of two inclined foot rests that hold each rower's shoes
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If someone is stretchered somewhere, they are carried there on a stretcher. I was close by as Lester was stretchered into the ambulance. a type of bed used for carrying someone who is too injured or ill to walk. to carry someone on a stretcher be stretchered off/into etc
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A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall
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The feet of a rower are strapped in shoes that are mounted close to the toes on a footplate, which is connected (usually on three points) to the boat, the whole construction is called stretcher
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A stretcher is a long piece of canvas with a pole along each side, which is used to carry an injured or sick person. The two ambulance attendants quickly put Plover on a stretcher and got him into the ambulance
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The long side of a brick
stretcher
> An adjustable wooden frame onto which the canvas is stretched
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A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped
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a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
stretcher
a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
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Small rope clamped to side edge of a back drop, then pulled outwards to stretch the cloth flat
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a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
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A piece of timber used in building