stretching out
Reaching limbs outward
Stretching out means extending something to its full length or beyond its usual limits.
You stretch out your legs after a long car ride, or stretch out on a couch to relax.
Time or distance can stretch out: The road stretched out before us.
A meeting that stretches out goes longer than planned.
To stretch out resources or supplies is to make them last by using them sparingly.
- lengtheningIncreasing in extent
- reachExtend to touch
- armsUpper body limbs
- open armsWelcoming body language
- relaxingBecoming less tense
extending · luxuriating · basking · catlike · expanding · yoga · flexibility · spine · recline · morning · spread · nap · sprawling · yawning · waking up · lazy · lazy Sunday · taking it easy
stretching outcontracting
Reducing in volume
compressing · shrinking · constricting · squeezing · condensing
stretching outshortening
Reducing length or duration
condensing · abbreviating · cutting short · curtailing · compressing
stretching outcurling up
Drawing limbs inward
balling up · contracting · hunching · crouching · huddling
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