outstretched
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3.7
- adjective
- /aʊtˈstrɛtʃt/
- The children ran toward their father with outstretched arms, eager to greet him.
- outstretched arms
- outstretched hand
- outstretched legs
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Watch on YouTubeAnd on that outstretched wing is a circular object.
- And on that outstretched wing is a circular object.
- So on the left you've got a Pilgrim, and on the right you've got a Native American with his arms outstretched.
- And it's like we want people that, you know, approach the world with that kind of, you know, arms outstretched perspective of of gratitude and giving.
Examples
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His coffee cup lands perfectly in Anna's outstretched hand, and his head lands perfectly on the pillow.
Fiction book (1991) -
Yet always there to greet us with outstretched arms when we landed.
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Their hand may be outstretched every time you turn around.
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No, it's, it's a person kind of lying face down, arms outstretched as a cross, right.
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Rising to his feet with outstretched arms, he asked, "Why be sorry, you say?"
Fiction book (1991) -
Louise reached toward him with an outstretched arm, but he took a step back.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's Dunston with outstretched hands.
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"Thanks." Ross took the letter from the outstretched hand and felt his heart quicken upon recognizing Sarah's handwriting.
Fiction book (1991) -
Cee Cee shook the young headmaster's outstretched hand and thanked him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Anna warmly laughs, dumping two pillows and two sets of sheets into his outstretched-for-a-hug arms.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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3.0
Spread out far across a large area
37
3.5
Stretched out to a longer length in space
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5.4
Held up toward the sky, like arms or branches
Antonyms
How Extended
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3.7
37
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
outstretched = outstretch (transparent) = out + stretch + ed
Formed by adding the past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' to the verb 'outstretch'; the meaning is directly derived: extended outward.
Etymology
Outstretched comes from out- and stretch, where stretch means 'to make long' and out- means 'away' or 'outside'. So something outstretched is pushed or pulled 'away' to its full length, like arms or wings held wide to reach or welcome someone.