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upstretched

[ uhp-strecht ]

adjective

  1. stretched upward, as the arms.


upstretched

/ ʌˈٰɛʃ /

adjective

  1. (esp of the arms) stretched or raised up
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of upstretched1

First recorded in 1555–65; up- + stretch + -ed 2
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“Ork?” repeated the penguin, nibbling at the metal handle of the refrigerator door with his upstretched beak.

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Bouncers scrambled to prevent injuries as bodies went every which way, including parallel to the ceiling on upstretched hands.

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He showed Mr. Winkler how to stretch his dough further, resting it on Mr. Winkler’s upstretched thumbs.

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Maurice's unstoppable caress of Clive, who's seated beneath his chair, is reciprocated with an upstretched hand that promises more than upper-class English society in the early part of the 20th century can accommodate.

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He ran the last steps and rose on his hind feet, his head and upstretched paws high above Julius’s head.

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