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1 stretch out
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) iš(si)tiesti -
2 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) iš(si)tempti, iš(si)tiesti2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) tįsoti, driektis2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) rąžymasis, mankšta2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kraštas, vieta, atkarpa, tarpsnis•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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3 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) driektis2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) paskleisti3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) išsiskirstyti -
4 string out
(to stretch into a long line: The runners were strung out along the course.) nusidriekti -
5 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) pasiekti2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) pasiekti3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) ištiesti ranką, siekti ranka4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) pasiekti, susisiekti su5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) siekti2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) pasiekiamas nuotolis2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) ranka pasiekiamas atstumas3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) tiesus ruožas -
6 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) padidinti, praplėsti2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) siekti, tęstis3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) ištiesti4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) išreikšti, suteikti•- extensive -
7 crane
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8 point one's toes
(to stretch the foot out, shaping the toes into a point, when dancing etc.) ištiesti pėdas -
9 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) šok(inė)ti2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) kilti3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) už(si)trenkti2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) spyruoklė2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pavasaris3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) šuolis4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) tamprumas5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) šaltinėlis•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up
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Stretch out — Stretch Stretch, v. i. 1. To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles. [1913 Webster] As far as stretcheth any … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stretch–out — n: a labor practice in which workers are required to do extra work with slight or no additional pay Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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stretch out — index deploy, expand, extend (enlarge), spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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stretch out — v. (D; tr.) to stretch out to (she stretched her hand out to us in friendship) * * * [ stretʃ aʊt] (D; tr.) to stretch out to (she stretched her hand out to us in friendship) … Combinatory dictionary
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