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To stretch' to extend; to distend. |
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To strain; to make tense. |
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To intensify; to strengthen. |
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To apply with energy. |
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To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey. |
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To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to
superintend; to regard. |
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To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to
be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often
followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as,
he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain. |
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To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to
mold. |
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To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. |