outstretch
[ out-strech ]
/ ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ /
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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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British Dictionary definitions for outstretch
outstretch
/ (ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ) /
verb (tr)
to extend or expand; stretch out
to stretch or extend beyond
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