stretch-out

== English == === Alternative forms === stretchout === Etymology === Deverbal from stretch out. === Noun === stretch-out (plural stretch-outs) A practice of industrial operation, especially in the textile industry, by which workers are required to do additional work without a proportional increase in wages. Synonym: speedup Antonyms: go-slow, slowdown, work-to-rule A stretch limousine. === Further reading === “stretch-out”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “stretch-out”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. === Anagrams === outstretch