1
- a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people担架。
2
- a thing that stretches something, in particular伸展他物的东西, 尤指：
2.1
- a wooden frame over which a canvas is spread and tautened ready for painting（绷画布的）框。
2.2
- with modifier a rod or frame used for expanding or tautening a specified thing撑杆; 撑具; 撑架：
sail stretchers.
帆架。
2.3
- archaic, informal an exaggeration or lie〈古, 非正式〉夸大之辞, 奇谈; 谎话。
3
- a rod or bar joining and supporting chair legs（支撑椅腿的）横木, 横档。
3.1
- a board in a boat against which a rower presses the feet for support（船上划船人的）蹬脚板。
4
- a brick or stone laid with its long side along the face of a wall横砌石, 顺砖。比较HEADER （义项3）。
with obj.(一般作be stretchered)
- carry (a sick or injured person) somewhere on a stretcher用担架抬送（病人, 伤员）：
their striker had to be stretchered off following a tackle.
他们的前锋在遭到阻截铲球后只得用担架抬出场外。