Make and Stretch

Make

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Stretch and make are semantically related in range topic. In some cases you can use "Stretch" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Stretch verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.

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Make and stretch are semantically related in extend topic. Sometimes you can use "Make" instead a verb "Stretch".

good	good make	good stretch
long	long make	long stretch
exact	exact make	exact stretch
particular	particular make	particular stretch
Other adjectives: short, complete, single, smart, small, real, large, big, great, huge, dangerous, little, bad, terrible, main, major, few, last.

This would also make them Jackass Genies, except that they don't need to stretch very far to make Eric's wishes backfire.

Source: Literal Genie
Oddly enough, because of the emphasis on realism for the mecha, real robots tend to make their pilots be the ones to stretch Willing Suspension of Disbelief instead.

Source: Real Robot Genre
Even more disturbingly, if you read the original Jack Kirby comics, you'll see that it's not that much of a stretch to make Granny look like Ed Asner.

Source: Ink-Suit Actor

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