upstretched

[ uhp-strecht ]

adjective

1. stretched upward, as the arms.

upstretched

/ ʌpˈstrɛtʃt /

adjective

1. (esp of the arms) stretched or raised up

Word History and Origins

Origin of upstretched¹

First recorded in 1555–65; up- + stretch + -ed ²

Example Sentences

At last the upstretched feelers were whipping back and forth almost too swiftly for the eye to follow.

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The kiss deepened between them; his head bent, hers upstretched.

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The ball bounded away from an upstretched hand and Carmine fell on it at the twenty-two yards.

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The sandbag whistled as it cut down between the upstretched arms, and the watchman dropped as if hit by lightning.

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With one hand he reached down and took hers, eagerly upstretched, drawing her to the rock on which he stood.

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