A reduction in the delivery rate specified for a program without a reduction in the total quantity to be delivered.
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| Verb | 1. |  stretch out - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"extend - open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" |
| 2. | stretch out - lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" | |
| 3. |  stretch out - thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"hyperextend - extend a joint beyond its normal range; "Don't hyperextend your elbow" gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | |
| 4. | stretch out - extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 5. | stretch out - stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by" |
Translations
? stretch out
vt sep arms, wings, blanket → ausbreiten; leg, hand → ausstrecken; foot → vorstrecken; rope → spannen; meeting, discussion, essay, story → ausdehnen; to stretch oneself out (on the ground) → sich auf den Boden legen
vi → sich strecken; (inf: = lie down) → sich hinlegen; (countryside) → sich ausbreiten; (in time) → sich erstrecken, sich hinziehen (→ over über +acc); her arm stretched out → sie streckte den Arm aus; he stretched out on the bed → er legte sich (ausgestreckt) aufs Bett
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