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stretching: act of expanding by lengthening or widening

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breaking point collapse: the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks; (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial

overextension collapse

lengthening collapse

large scale collapse

protraction collapse

somnolence collapse

drowsiness collapse

far flung collapse

diastole collapse: the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood

half truth collapse

white lie collapse: an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

overemphasis collapse: too much emphasis

far reaching collapse

prolongation collapse: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"

tall story collapse

fish story collapse

mendacity collapse: the tendency to be untruthful

distension collapse

fib collapse: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"; tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

falsehood collapse: a false statement

intumescence collapse: the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water); swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)

heightening collapse

exorbitance collapse: excessive excess

untruth collapse

yawning collapse: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"; with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation"

huckstering collapse

ghost story collapse

fairy tale collapse

exaggeration collapse: the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"; making to seem more important than it really is

dilation collapse: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"; a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

prevarication collapse

grandiloquence collapse

tumescence collapse: tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

flatulence collapse: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

hyperbole collapse: extravagant exaggeration

overkill collapse: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal; the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

dropsy collapse

big talk collapse

extensive collapse: large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"; of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"

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