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    outstretch
    /ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ/

    verb

    • 1. extend or stretch out (something, especially a hand or arm): "I outstretched my hand towards him"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › outstretchOutstretch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to stretch out : extend. Synonyms. expand. extend. fan (out) flare (out) open. outspread. spread (out) stretch (out) unfold. unfurl. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of outstretch in a Sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOUTSTRETCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to stretch forth; extend. to outstretch one's hand in welcome. 2. to stretch out; expand. The rising population has outstretched the city. 3. to stretch beyond. His behavior outstretches my patience. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › outstretchOUTSTRETCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Outstretch definition: to stretch forth; extend. See examples of OUTSTRETCH used in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › outstretchOUTSTRETCH Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for OUTSTRETCH: extend, expand, open, unfold, stretch (out), outspread, spread (out), flare (out); Antonyms of OUTSTRETCH: close, reduce, contract, fold, compact, compress, condense, cut

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › outstretchOutstretch - definition of outstretch by The Free Dictionary

    1. To extend, especially an appendage: reach, stretch (out). 2. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area:

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOUTSTRETCHED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˌaʊtˈstretʃt / us / ˌaʊtˈstretʃt / Add to word list. reaching out as far as possible: He ran up to her, his arms outstretched. She put some pesos into the little girl's outstretched hand. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stretching the body. akimbo. crane your neck. distend. distension. extend. reach. spreadeagled.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › outstretch_noutstretch, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun outstretch is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for outstretch is from 1828, in the writing of William Sotheby, poet and translator. outstretch is formed within English, by derivation.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › outstretcherOUTSTRETCH Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Outstretch definition: to stretch forth; extend. See examples of OUTSTRETCH used in a sentence.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › outstretchoutstretch - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 4, 2023 · outstretch (third-person singular simple present outstretches, present participle outstretching, simple past and past participle outstretched) To extend by stretching.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › outstretchoutstretch - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome. to stretch out; expand: The rising population has outstretched the city. to stretch beyond: His behavior outstretches my patience. 1350–1400; Middle English; see out -, stretch. out′stretch′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::