Verb

• S: (v) unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend (extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length) "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
• S: (v) stretch, stretch out (lie down comfortably) "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
• S: (v) exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth (thrust or extend out) "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) gesticulate, gesture, motion (show, express or direct through movement) "He gestured his desire to leave"
• S: (v) communicate, intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings) "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
• S: (v) interact (act together or towards others or with others) "He should interact more with his colleagues"
• S: (v) act, move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)) "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) stretch, stretch out (extend one's body or limbs) "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) crane, stretch out (stretch (the neck) so as to see better) "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"