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outstretch

 
Dictionary: out·stretch   (out-strĕch') pronunciation
tr.v., -stretched, -stretch·ing, -stretch·es.
To stretch out; extend.


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verb

  1. To extend, especially an appendage: reach, stretch (out). See reach/unreachable.
  2. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area: expand, extend, fan1 (out), open (out or up), spread, stretch, unfold, unroll. See move/halt.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: fully extended especially in length


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udstrakt

Français (French)
adj. - tendu, déployé, étendu (les jambes)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ausgestreckt, ausgebreitet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (παρα)τεντωμένος, απλωμένος, με ανοιχτές αγκάλες

Italiano (Italian)
disteso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estirado, estendido

Русский (Russian)
вытянутый, развернутый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estirado, extendido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (med) utbredda (armar)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
伸开的, 延伸的, 扩张的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 伸開的, 延伸的, 擴張的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 펼친, 뻗친

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 広げた, 伸ばした

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מושט, מתוח, שרוע, פרוש‬


 
 
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