STRETCH OUT


Meaning of STRETCH OUT in English

stretch out phrasal verb ( see also ↑ stretch )

1 . informal to lie down, usually in order to sleep or rest:

I’m just going to stretch out on the couch for ten minutes.

2 . stretch something ↔ out to put out your hand, foot etc in order to reach something:

Jimmy stretched out his hand to take the candy.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.