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Verb stretch out has 5 senses
- unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
--1 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
- stretch, stretch out - lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
--2 is one way to lie down, lie
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Somebody ----s
- exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth - thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
--3 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
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Somebody ----s something
- stretch, stretch out - extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
--4 is one way to move
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Somebody ----s
- crane, stretch out - stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
--5 is one way to stretch, extend
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Somebody ----s something
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