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What does stretcher mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word stretcher? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. One who, or that which, stretches.
  2. A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
  3. A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.
  4. A device to stretch shoes or gloves.
  5. A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).
  6. (architecture) A piece of timber used in building.
  7. (slang) A lie; an overstretching of the truth.
  8. (nautical) A board against which a rower places his feet.
  9. (nautical) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and gripped.
  10. One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.
  11. An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.
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