Found 2 items, similar to Stretch out.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stretch out stretch out v 1: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; “Unfold the newspaper”; “stretch out that piece of cloth”; “extend the TV antenna” [syn: unfold, stretch, extend] 2: lie down comfortably; “To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass” [syn: stretch] 3: thrust or extend out; “He held out his hand”; “point a finger”; “extend a hand”; “the bee exserted its sting” [syn: exsert, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth ] 4: extend one's body or limbs; “Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours” [syn: stretch] 5: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; “The women craned their necks to see the President drive by” [syn: crane]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stretch out Stretch \Stretch\, v. i. 1. To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles. [1913 Webster] As far as stretcheth any ground. --Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches. [1913 Webster] 3. To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances. [1913 Webster] The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch and yield, remained umbroken. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 4. To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 5. (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] Stretch out, an order to rowers to extend themselves forward in dipping the oar. [1913 Webster]