Definition of «outstretched»

The word "outstretched" means extended or spread out in a straight line. It can be used to describe an arm, leg, or any other body part that is fully extended and stretched out as far as possible. In addition, it can also refer to something that has been opened up or expanded, such as when describing a person who has reached out with open arms or a company that has expanded its operations into new markets.

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Performing squats with a counter-balanced load such as dumbbells held with outstretched arms (as in Lynn and Noffal, 2012) or with elastic resistance held in a similar position (as in Kang et al. 2014) may help the lifter to «sit back» and use a more vertical tibia. (strengthandconditioningresearch.com)
Summer looks irresistible in the vertiginous Surrender, one of seven large oil on canvas paintings that display this accomplished figurative artist at her most virtuosic, stirring a hyperactive maze of light effects in views of a pair of outstretched hands lazily drifting outside a big indigo inner tube, as seen from the bottom of the deep end. (hamptonsarthub.com)
On the ensuing PAT Jickow tossed a lob to the corner where Colin Rice grabbed the ball with outstretched arms to complete the play. (allsportsseries.com)
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