outstretch
[ out-strech ]
/ ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ /
verb (used with object)
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OTHER WORDS FROM outstretch
outstretcher, nounWords nearby outstretch
outstand, outstanding, outstare, outstation, outstay, outstretch, outstrip, outstroke, outsung, outswear, outswing
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Example sentences from the Web for outstretch
In the outstretch, for the second time, Aramis shot forward like the arrow from a bended bow.
There is something tragic to me in the outstretch of a city.
The Spell of Switzerland|Nathan Haskell DoleThe minister was mentioning names, too, but the girl had her back to them and was studying the outstretch.
The House of Fulfilment|George Madden Martin
British Dictionary definitions for outstretch
outstretch
/ (ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ) /
verb (tr)
to extend or expand; stretch out
to stretch or extend beyond
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