" outstretch "

1: to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area;

  * e.g., " ... the dog had outstretched his legs and was lying across the width of the doorway "

•  Synonyms : 

•  expand,

•  extend,

•  fan (out),

•  flare (out),

•  open,

•  outspread,

•  spread (out),

•  stretch (out),

•  unfold,

•  unfurl

•  Antonyms : 

•  close,

•  contract,

•  fold

2: to make longer;

  * e.g., " ... having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work "

•  Synonyms : 

•  drag (out),

•  draw out,

•  elongate,

•  extend,

•  lengthen,

•  prolong,

•  protract,

•  stretch

•  Antonyms : 

•  abbreviate,

•  abridge,

•  curtail,

•  cut,

•  cut back,

•  shorten