stretch out

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To lie fully extended

My cat likes stretching out in front of the fire.

To fully extend a part of the body

Stretch your arms out above your head.

If you stretch out a part of your body, you hold it out straight. He was about to stretch out his hand to grab me
thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
If you stretch out or stretch yourself out, you lie with your legs and body in a straight line. The jacuzzi was too small to stretch out in Moira stretched herself out on the lower bench
extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
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stretch out

    Turkish pronunciation

    streç aut

    Pronunciation

    /ˈstreʧ ˈout/ /ˈstrɛʧ ˈaʊt/

    Etymology

    [ 'strech ] (verb.) before 12th century. * From stretch + out
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