outstretch

[ out-strech ]

/ ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.

to stretch out; expand: The rising population has outstretched the city.

to stretch beyond: His behavior outstretches my patience.

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Origin of outstretch

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at out-, stretch

OTHER WORDS FROM outstretch

outstretcher, noun

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How to use outstretch in a sentence

His hands outstretched, shoulders in submission, there was no shouting, no expletives, no aggression at all.
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Before we could pull away they paddled over and with outstretched hands uttered a single English word: “money.”
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“When I woke up in the morning, I looked at the magazine cover which showed Pope Wojtyla with his arms outstretched,” she said.
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My chest pressed into the foot of the crib, arms outstretched through bars, I wailed at an open door to an empty staircase.
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He escorts me down the stairs, out the door, and we stand for a moment beneath the outstretched arms of the giant elms.
The Stacks: The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali|Peter Richmond|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was it his moment of iron self-mastery that brought her with outstretched, clinging arms towards him?
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Tim, with face flushed and hands outstretched in protest, arose from his chair and went to the bedside.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Then he said something in a language Matt could not understand, and took a step toward Clip, with hand outstretched.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
And he had seen her arms outstretched, felt her arms placed beneath him—the arms that bore him up, brought him to safety.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
Dr. Varney pulled himself together promptly and took Jessie's outstretched hand.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White

British Dictionary definitions for outstretch

outstretch

/ (ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ) /

verb (tr)

to extend or expand; stretch out

to stretch or extend beyond

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outstretch

Origin of outstretch

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