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English - English Dict (Wordnet)
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Verb - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- stretch the soup by adding some more cream
- extend the casserole with a little rice
- continue or extend
- The civil war carried into the neighboring province
- The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
- prolong the time allowed for payment of
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
- Don't strain your mind too much
- open or straighten out; unbend
- Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
- cause to move at full gallop
- Did you gallop the horse just now?
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- stretch out that piece of cloth
- lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- expand the influence of
- The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- Extend your right arm above your head
- reach outward in space
- The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk
- thrust or extend out
- the bee exserted its sting
- make available; provide
- The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- The war extended over five years
- The period covered the turn of the century
- My land extends over the hills on the horizon
- This farm covers some 200 acres
- The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- extend in scope or range or area
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
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