"stretch forth" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ ˌfɔːɹθ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ ˌfoɹθ/ [Canada, General-American, Scotland], /ˈstɹet͡ʃ ˌfoːɹθ/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈsʈɾɛt͡ʃ ˌfoːɾt̪/ [India] Forms: stretches forth [present, singular, third-person], stretching forth [participle, present], stretched forth [participle, past], stretched forth [past]
enPR: strĕch′ fôrth′ Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stretch forth (third-person singular simple present stretches forth, present participle stretching forth, simple past and past participle stretched forth)
  1. (intransitive) To extend/expand outward/forward. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-stretch_forth-en-verb-px1tRk0G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "forth", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "forth": 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (transitive) To extend something outward/forward. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-stretch_forth-en-verb-50ARBLDD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: extend

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To extend/expand outward/forward."
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        "To extend something outward/forward."
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        "(transitive) To extend something outward/forward."
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɹet͡ʃ ˌfoːɹθ/",
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        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
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        "To extend/expand outward/forward."
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        "(intransitive) To extend/expand outward/forward."
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        "To extend something outward/forward."
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        "(transitive) To extend something outward/forward."
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        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
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