(of parts of the body) stretched or spread out as far as possible:
He ran towards her with arms outstretched / with outstretched arms. * She took her father's outstretched hand.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is outstretched a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, outstretched is tagged as adjective.
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