outstretched

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛtʃt

Adjective

outstretched (comparative more outstretched, superlative most outstretched)

extended or stretched out
They ran towards each other with arms outstretched, and the credits rolled.
- 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC‎:
  After Gervinho had been brilliantly denied an early shot on goal by Mats Hummels' outstretched boot, the German champions made a mockery of their fourth-seeding in this season's group-stage draw.

Translations

extended or stretched out

Danish: udstrakt
Finnish: ojossa, ojolla, ojollaan

Maori: tāwhangawhanga
Swedish: utsträckt (sv)

Verb

outstretched

simple past tense and past participle of outstretch

Anagrams

stretched out

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