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Definition of stretcher verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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.
See stretcher in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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