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2 PHRASAL VERB If you stretch out a part of your body, you hold it out straight. □ [V P n] He was about to stretch out his hand to grab me. [Also V n P ]

stretch|er /stre tʃə ^r / (stretchers , stretchered )

1 N‑COUNT 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.

2 V-PASSIVE If someone is stretchered somewhere, they are carried there on a stretcher. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] I was close by as Lester was stretchered into the ambulance.

stre tch li mo (stretch limos ) N‑COUNT A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.

stre tch marks N‑PLURAL Stretch marks are lines or marks on someone's skin caused by the skin stretching after the person's weight has changed rapidly. Women who have had children often have stretch marks.

stretchy /stre tʃi/ (stretchier , stretchiest ) ADJ Stretchy material is slightly elastic and stretches easily.

strew /struː / (strews , strewing , strewed , strewn ) VERB To strew things somewhere, or to strew a place with things, means to scatter them there. □ [V n prep/adv] The racoons knock over rubbish bins and strew the contents all over the ground. □ [V n + with ] A woman was strewing the floor with chalk so that the dancing shoes would not slip. □ [be V -ed] By the end, bodies were strewn all round the building.

strewn /struː n/

1 ADJ [v-link ADJ with n] If a place is strewn with things, they are lying scattered there. □  The front room was strewn with books and clothes. □  The riverbed was strewn with big boulders. ● COMB Strewn is also a combining form. □  …a litter-strewn street. □  …a rock-strewn hillside.

2Strewn is the past participle of strew .

strick|en /str I kən/

1Stricken is the past participle of some meanings of strike .

2 ADJ If a person or place is stricken by something such as an unpleasant feeling, an illness, or a natural disaster, they are severely affected by it. □ [+ by ] …a family stricken by genetically inherited cancer. □  Foreign aid workers will not be allowed into the stricken areas. [Also + with ] ● COMB Stricken is also a combining form. □  He was panic-stricken at the thought he might never play again. □  …drought-stricken areas.

strict ◆◇◇ /str I kt/ (stricter , strictest )

1 ADJ A strict rule or order is very clear and precise or severe and must always be obeyed completely. □  The officials had issued strict instructions that we were not to get out of the jeep. □  French privacy laws are very strict. □  All your replies will be treated in the strictest confidence. ●  strict|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  The acceptance of new members is strictly controlled.

2 ADJ If a parent or other person in authority is strict , they regard many actions as unacceptable and do not allow them. □  My parents were very strict. □  …a few schools selected for their high standards and their strict discipline. ●  strict|ly ADV □  My own mother was brought up very strictly and correctly.