stretch out[verb]Synonyms: rest, lie, lie down, recline, repose
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
stretch out phrasal verb (
see also stretch)
1. informal to lie down, usually in order to sleep or rest:
I’m just going to stretch out on the couch for ten minutes.2. stretch something ↔ out to put out your hand, foot etc in order to reach something:
Jimmy stretched out his hand to take the candy. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲