stretch someone or something out

stretch someone or something out
stretch someone or something out
to extend or draw out someone or something. •

Molly stretched the baby out to change his clothes.

She stretched out the baby, who had rolled into a ball.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • out — /aʊt / (say owt) adverb 1. forth from, away from, or not in a place, position, state, etc.: out of order. 2. away from one s home, country, etc.: *Down by the store a camel train was just setting out loaded with the quarterly supplies of a… …  

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  • reach out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms reach out : present tense I/you/we/they reach out he/she/it reaches out present participle reaching out past tense reached out past participle reached out to stretch out your arm to try to touch… …   English dictionary

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