stretcher
verb/ˈstretʃə(r)/
/ˈstretʃər/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stretcher | /ˈstretʃə(r)/ /ˈstretʃər/ |
| he / she / it stretchers | /ˈstretʃəz/ /ˈstretʃərz/ |
| past simple stretchered | /ˈstretʃəd/ /ˈstretʃərd/ |
| past participle stretchered | /ˈstretʃəd/ /ˈstretʃərd/ |
| -ing form stretchering | /ˈstretʃərɪŋ/ /ˈstretʃərɪŋ/ |
- stretcher somebody + adv./prep. to carry somebody somewhere on a stretcher
- He was stretchered off the pitch with a broken leg.
- She was stretchered into the waiting ambulance.
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