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outstretched

outstretched

English

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

Verb

outstretched

  1. simple past tense and past participle of outstretch