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单词 outstretch
释义 outstretch
I. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: out (I) + stretch
1.
 a. : to stretch out
  < the image of a kitten erect, one paw outstretched as if inviting — Lafcadio Hearn >
 b. : to spread out : extend
  < began to paint on the outstretched canvas >
2. [out- + stretch] : to stretch beyond
 < this explanation outstretches common sense >
outstretcher \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: out (III) + stretch (after stretch out, v.)
: the act or an instance of stretching out
 < nothing less than poetry's soaring outstretch … can justify the writing of any novel in verse — New Republic >
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