verb (used without object)
- to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
- to extend the hand.
verb (used with object)
- to elongate; stretch.
verb
- (tr) to stretch or extend
- (intr) to reach out
- (tr) to pass or give (something to a person) with the outstretched hand; reachrax me the salt
- (tr) to strain or sprain
noun
- the act of stretching or straining