outstretched

Etymology

adj

  1. extended or stretched out
    They ran towards each other with arms outstretched, and the credits rolled.
    After Gervinho had been brilliantly denied an early shot on goal by Mats Hummels' outstretched boot, the German champions made a mockery of their fourth-seeding in this season's group-stage draw. September 13, 2011, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of outstretch

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