upstretched
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5.4
- adjective
- /ˌʌpˈstrɛtʃt/
- In celebration, she raised her upstretched hands and twirled in joy during the festival.
- upstretched hands
Examples
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A boy races past with a red car in his upstretched hand.
Fiction book (1997) -
Come on, way upstretched.
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OK, now put your arms upstretched.
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Arms upstretched.
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He took off his T-shirt and wadded it up for Dr. Richards to use as a hot pad, and helped support his tiring upstretched arm.
Fiction book (1998) -
They walked up to inspect Inman and peered at him with upstretched necks, their slotted yellow eyes bright and smart.
Fiction book (1997) -
She could imagine herself, outlined against the bruised sky: the long wild skirt, the slender ankles below, the upstretched hands, and the tangled mane of hair.
Fiction book (1990) -
The children reached their upstretched arms toward the sky, trying to touch the clouds.
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As the sun set, the tree branches stood tall with their upstretched limbs silhouetted against the glowing horizon.
Synonyms
37
3.5
Stretched out to a longer length in space
25
3.7
Held out as far as possible, like arms or wings
4
4.8
Held high in the air, like a hand or torch
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Surface Forms
Morphology
upstretched = upstretch (transparent) = up + stretch + ed
Formed from the verb 'upstretch' (up + stretch) with the participial suffix '-ed', so the adjectival meaning is directly derived and easily inferred by learners who know 'up' and 'stretch'.
Etymology
Upstretched comes from the simple parts up- 'up' and stretch 'to reach'. So it gives the picture of arms, branches, or other things reaching upward, which is why we use it for something extended up.