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^[1]:

     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, ojolla, ojollaan
• Maori: tāwhangawhanga
• Swedish: utsträckt (sv)

Verb

outstretched

1. simple past and past participle of outstretch

Anagrams

• stretched out