upstretched

[ uhp-strecht ]

/ ʌpˈstrɛtʃt /

adjective

stretched upward, as the arms.

Nearby words

upstairs, upstanding, upstart, upstate, upstream, upstretched, upstroke, upsurge, upsweep, upswell, upswept

Origin of upstretched

First recorded in 1555–65; up- + stretch + -ed²

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Examples from the Web for upstretched

I could see her upstretched arms holding her children out of the water.
The Flood|Emile Zola
Straight for his upstretched hands flew the ball, like a brown streak, and not until too late did Parkinson see her danger.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour
But the second was through, and the ball banged against an upstretched hand and was lost amidst a struggling group of players.
Behind the Line|Ralph Henry Barbour
Suddenly they saw Dick make a desperate leap into the air with upstretched arm.
Copper Coleson's Ghost|Edward P. Hendrick

The kiss deepened between them; his head bent, hers upstretched.
Beggars on Horseback|F. Tennyson Jesse

British Dictionary definitions for upstretched

upstretched

/ (ʌpˈstrɛtʃt) /

adjective

(esp of the arms) stretched or raised up

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