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.
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As far as stretcheth any ground. --Gower.
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2. To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the
lazy man yawns and stretches.
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3. To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as
elastic or ductile substances.
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The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch
and yield, remained umbroken. --Boyle.
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4. To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to
stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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5. (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the
ship stretched to the eastward. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Stretch out, an order to rowers to extend themselves
forward in dipping the oar.
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