verb
Meaning 1
To lie fully extended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- My cat likes stretching out in front of the fire.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
stretch out
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verb
Meaning 2
To extend (something) fully, in space, time or use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- You have to stretch your presentation out another two minutes.
- Please don't stretch out your sweater by pulling it on and off carelessly.
- We need to stretch the water supply out as long as we can.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
thrust or extend out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He held out his hand
- point a finger
- extend a hand
- the bee exserted its sting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exsert, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gesticulate, gesture, motion
Narrower terms: hyperextend
verb
Meaning 4
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The women craned their necks to see the President drive by
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crane
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stretch, extend
verb
Meaning 5
extend one's body or limbs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stretch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move
verb
Meaning 6
lie down comfortably
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stretch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lie down, lie
verb
Meaning 7
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Unfold the newspaper
- stretch out that piece of cloth
- extend the TV antenna
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unfold, stretch, extend
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change shape, change form, deform
History
Etymology
From stretch + out.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: maata pitkin pituuttaan — to lie fully extended
- French: s'étendre — to lie fully extended
- Galician: estricar — to lie fully extended
- Galician: estarricar — to lie fully extended
- German: spannen — to lie fully extended
- German: uusstrecke — to lie fully extended
- Hungarian: kinyújtózik — to lie fully extended
- Hungarian: elnyújtózik — to lie fully extended
- Hungarian: nyújtózik — to lie fully extended
- Ingrian: venuttaissa — to lie fully extended
- Portuguese: estirar-se — to lie fully extended
- Russian: простира́ться (prostirátʹsja) — to lie fully extended
- Arabic: مَدَّدَ (maddada) — to extend fully
- Arabic: اِمْتَدَّ (imtadda) — to extend fully
- Esperanto: etendi — to extend fully
- Finnish: ojentaa (suoraksi) — to extend fully
- French: tendre — to extend fully
- Galician: estricar — to extend fully
- Galician: estarricar — to extend fully
- German: dehnen — to extend fully
- Hungarian: kinyújt — to extend fully
- Hungarian: nyújt — to extend fully
- Ingrian: oentaa — to extend fully
- Māori: totoro — to extend fully
- Punjabi: ਤਾਣਨਾ (tāṇnā) — to extend fully
- Russian: протя́гивать (protjágivatʹ) — to extend fully
- Russian: протяну́ть (protjanútʹ) — to extend fully
- Russian: вытя́гивать (vytjágivatʹ) — to extend fully
- Russian: вы́тянуть (výtjanutʹ) — to extend fully
- Ottoman Turkish: كرمك (germek) — to extend fully