outstretch

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English outstrecchen, equivalent to out- +‎ stretch. Cognate with West Frisian útstreekje (“to outstretch”), Dutch uitstrekken (“to outstretch”), German Low German utstrecken (“to outstretch”), German ausstrecken (“to outstretch”), Danish udstrække (“to outstretch”), Swedish utsträcka (“to outstretch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɛtʃ Hyphenation: out‧stretch === Verb === outstretch (third-person singular simple present outstretches, present participle outstretching, simple past and past participle outstretched) (transitive) To extend by stretching. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === stretch out, stretchout