Fudge and Stretch

Fudge

Fudge verb - To use dishonest methods to achieve a goal.
Usage example: she's been fudging on her taxes for years

Stretch and fudge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stretch" instead a verb "Fudge".

Nearby Words: fudged, fudging

Stretch

Stretch verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Usage example: it was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version

Fudge and stretch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fudge" instead a verb "Stretch".

How words are described

good good fudge good stretch

Common collocations

way fudge way stretch way
physics fudge physics stretch physics
bit fudge bit stretch bit
little fudge little stretch little
Other words: definition, rules.
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