STRETCH FORTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stretch forth mean? 

• STRETCH FORTH (verb)
  The verb STRETCH FORTH has 1 sense:

1. thrust or extend out

  Familiarity information: STRETCH FORTH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRETCH FORTH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thrust or extend out

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

exsert; extend; hold out; put out; stretch forth; stretch out

Context example:

the bee exserted its sting

Hypernyms (to "stretch forth" is one way to...):

gesticulate; gesture; motion (show, express or direct through movement)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stretch forth"):

hyperextend (extend a joint beyond its normal range)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something