stretcher

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting

Definition categories: man–made, frame, framework

2. a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it

Definition categories: man–made

3. a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles

Definition categories: man–made, litter

4. a stone that forms the top of wall or building

Similar word(s): capstone, copestone

Definition categories: man–made, stone

verb

1. (transitive) To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.