Meaning
To stretch — to reach and extend the body, arms, and legs, as on waking or after sitting long. Beyond the body, 'stretch' is a key word of thrift: to 'stretch' the food, the money, or a little meat is to make a small amount go a long way, feeding a family through hard times by careful extending. So the word runs from the yawn-and-stretch of the tired body to the daily art of stretching scarce resources to cover the need.
Examples
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Him stretch an yawn when him wake.
He stretched and yawned when he woke.
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Wi haffi stretch di money till month-end.
We have to stretch the money until month-end.
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Stretch di one pot a food fi feed everybody.
Stretch the one pot of food to feed everybody.
Origin
From English 'stretch'; to extend the body, or to make a little go far. See [[yawn]], [[likkle-most]].
How it’s used
To stretch the body; or to make scarce food/money go far. See [[yawn]], [[likkle-most]].