STRETCH OUT

• (verb) thrust or extend out

  "He held out his hand", "point a finger", "extend a hand", "the bee exserted its sting"

  synonyms : exsert , extend , hold out , put out , stretch forth

• (verb) stretch (the neck) so as to see better

  "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"

  synonyms : crane

• (verb) extend one's body or limbs

  "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

  synonyms : stretch

• (verb) lie down comfortably

  "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

  synonyms : stretch

• (verb) extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

  "Unfold the newspaper", "stretch out that piece of cloth", "extend the TV antenna"

  synonyms : extend , stretch , unfold

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