stretch out

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to extend the body or limbs, or lie with them extended

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   stretch out / stretch something out / stretch out something

   Usage: A person can stretch out without a direct object, meaning lie extended. Limbs can be the object: stretch your legs out, stretch them out.

   After the journey, she wanted to stretch out on the sofa.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   After the journey, she wanted to stretch out on the sofa.

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