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Stretch out

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To lie fully extended. intransitive

    "My cat likes stretching out in front of the fire."

  2. 2
    thrust or extend out wordnet
  3. 3
    To extend (something) fully, in space, time or use. transitive

    "You have to stretch your presentation out another two minutes."

  4. 4
    stretch (the neck) so as to see better wordnet
  5. 5
    To stretch (something or oneself) (To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles). intransitive, transitive

    "You should stretch out your leg."

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  1. 6
    extend one's body or limbs wordnet
  2. 7
    lie down comfortably wordnet
  3. 8
    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length wordnet

Etymology

From stretch + out.

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