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单词 outstretch
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outstretch

[ out-strech ]
/ ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ /
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verb (used with object)

to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
to stretch out; expand: The rising population has outstretched the city.
to stretch beyond: His behavior outstretches my patience.

Origin of outstretch

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at out-, stretch

OTHER WORDS FROM outstretch

outstretcher, noun

Words nearby outstretch

outstand, outstanding, outstare, outstation, outstay, outstretch, outstrip, outstroke, outsung, outswear, outswing
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Example sentences from the Web for outstretch

  • In the outstretch, for the second time, Aramis shot forward like the arrow from a bended bow.

    Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905|Various

  • There is something tragic to me in the outstretch of a city.

    The Spell of Switzerland|Nathan Haskell Dole

  • The minister was mentioning names, too, but the girl had her back to them and was studying the outstretch.

    The House of Fulfilment|George Madden Martin

British Dictionary definitions for outstretch

outstretch
/ (ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ) /

verb (tr)

to extend or expand; stretch out
to stretch or extend beyond
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Words related to outstretch

bloat, branch off, broaden, coat, daub, dilate, disperse, enlarge, escalate, flatten, flow, increase, lengthen, multiply, mushroom, overlay, paint, pervade, prepare, proliferate
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