outstretched

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtʃt
• Hyphenation: out‧stretched

Adjective

outstretched (comparative more outstretched, superlative most outstretched)

1. 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

Bulgarian: разперен (bg) (razperen) Danish: udstrakt Finnish: ojossa (fi), ojolla, ojollaan (fi) Maori: tāwhangawhanga Swedish: utsträckt (sv)

Verb

outstretched

1. simple past and past participle of outstretch

Anagrams

• stretched out