Meanings
verbstretch the rules (third-person singular simple present stretches the rules, present participle stretching the rules, simple past and past participle stretched the rules)
present singular third person stretches the rules · participle present stretching the rules · participle past stretched the rules · past stretched the rules
- Synonym of bend the rules.
Synonyms: bend the rules
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of bend the rules.
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stretch the rules. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20the%20rules
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“stretch the rules.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20the%20rules. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretch the rules,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20the%20rules.
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