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outstretch.

To extend by stretching.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/
  1. To extend by stretching.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English outstrecchen, equivalent to out- + stretch. Cognate with West Frisian útstreekje (“to outstretch”), Dutch uitstrekken (“to outstretch”), German Low German utstrecken (“to outstretch”), German ausstrecken (“to outstretch”), Danish udstrække (“to outstretch”), Swedish utsträcka (“to outstretch”).

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