stretch out
1 (v + adv) lie down INTRANSITIVEluigh siar sín amach sín siar he stretched out on the bed luigh sé ar an leaba, luigh sé siar ar an leaba, shín sé amach ar an leaba
TRANSITIVEhe stretched himself out on the floor shín sé é féin siar ar an urlár, luigh sé síos ar an urlár
2 (v + adv) extend limb TRANSITIVEsín amach he stretched out his arm shín sé a lámh amachTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + adv) road etc INTRANSITIVEbheith ag síneadhthe road stretched out in front of me bhí na mílte bóthair romham amach 4 (v + adv) in time TRANSITIVEtarraing amach fad a bhaint as téigh chun fadála leshe stretched the concert out chuaigh sí chun fadála leis an gceolchoirmthey stretched the film out to 90 minutes bhain siad 90 nóiméad as an scannán → féach stretch