stretched out
Made longer, spread
Stretched out describes something extended to full length or spread across a surface.
A person stretched out on a couch lies fully reclined: She was stretched out on the sofa, half asleep.
The phrase also applies to things distributed over distance or time: The convoy stretched out for miles.
Negotiations stretched out over several months.
- lengthenedIncreased in extent
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- lying downIn horizontal position
- spreadTo distribute widely
long and lanky · spread eagle · legs apart · elongated · protracted · unfurled · recumbent · prostrate · taut · pulled taut · outflung · akimbo · supine · drawn-out · laid out · reaching · reclining · on the couch
- footwear issuesblisters, bunions, heel pain, tight shoes, loose fit
stretched outcurled up
Body folded compactly
hunched · crouched · balled up · huddled · fetal position
stretched outcompressed
Reduced by pressure
contracted · compacted · shrunken · condensed · shrunk
stretched outcompressed
Reduced by pressure
condensed · shortened · abbreviated · rushed · truncated
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