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Meaning of forestretch | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To stretch out, forth, or forward.

rare, transitive

Examples

“Bend in the forest then the plastic elm, By pressure moulded to the plough-beam's curve: To this be fitted at its nether point An eight foot pole, forestretching; back to back”
“In short, in their persuasive efforts to please, to give everybody "a sweet taste of liberty," the Commission had pleased no one. Thus was the Commission, caught in vast inscrutables, uneasily observing a hydra-headed giant, forestretched, abysmally yawning, in disturbed slumber.”
“That's enough," said Heer-bai blocking the father's path with her forestretched arms.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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