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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outstretchedadjective

    fully extended especially in length

    "a kitten with one paw outstretched"

Wiktionary

  1. outstretchedadjective

    extended or stretched out

    They ran towards each other with arms outstretched, and the credits rolled.

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  1. outstretched

    Outstretched refers to an act of extending or spreading out something, typically body parts like arms, limbs or wings, to their full length or width. It generally implies reaching or pointing towards something or in a particular direction.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of outstretched in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of outstretched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of outstretched in a Sentence

  1. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer:

    Our hand is still outstretched to the CSU.

  2. Emily Post:

    Our advice to them is to get comfortable with letting people know, because I think the rude thing to do would be to stand there and act like you are ignoring an outstretched hand, if the outstretched hand comes to you and you do not want to shake hands, you want to acknowledge that by saying, 'I actually don't shake hands' or 'I am sorry that I don't shake hands, but I am so pleased to meet you.'.

  3. Tony Blair:

    The party is walking eyes shut, arms outstretched over the cliff’s edge to the jagged rocks below.

  4. Eileen Caddy:

    Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.

  5. Pablo Iglesias:

    It is very important to accept the hand outstretched by those like us who are pro-European, those who defend the European project.

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