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outstretch

verb
/aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English outstrecchen, equivalent to out- + stretch. Cognate with West Frisian útstreekje (“to outstretch”), Dutch uitstrekken (“to outstretch”), German Low German utstrecken (“to outstretch”), German ausstrecken (“to outstretch”), Danish udstrække (“to outstretch”), Swedish utsträcka (“to outstretch”).

  1. inherited from outstrecchen

Definitions

  1. To extend by stretching.

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