vverb.motionextend or stretch out to a greater or the full lengthSynset:extend stretch unfold
Examples:- Unfold the newspaper
- stretch out that piece of cloth
- extend the TV antenna
Derivationally Related Form:extensible
Hypernyms:change form change shape deform
Inherited Hypernyms:unfoldchange shapechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s
vverb.motionlie down comfortablySynset:stretch
Examples:- To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass
Hypernyms:lie lie down
Inherited Hypernyms:stretchlie downchange posturechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.bodythrust or extend outSynset:exsert extend hold out put out stretch forth
Examples:- He held out his hand
- point a finger
- extend a hand
- the bee exserted its sting
Derivationally Related Form:extendibleextensibleextensor
Hypernyms:gesticulate gesture motion
Inherited Hypernyms:exsertgesticulatecommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:hyperextend
Full Troponyms:hyperextend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodyextend one's body or limbsSynset:stretch
Examples:- Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
Derivationally Related Form:stretch
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:stretchmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.bodystretch (the neck) so as to see betterSynset:crane
Examples:- The women craned their necks to see the President drive by
Derivationally Related Form:crane
Hypernyms:extend stretch
Inherited Hypernyms:cranestretchtenseaffectchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something