stretch out

v 1: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;

"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of

cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: {unfold}, {stretch},

{extend}]

2: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out

on the grass" [syn: {stretch}]

3: extend out and forward, as of a limb; "He held out his

hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand" [syn: {put out},

{extend}, {hold out}, {stretch forth}]

4: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a

minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours" [syn: {stretch}]

5: of the neck; so as to see better [syn: {crane}]