extend
v 1: extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to
all citizens"; "widen the range of applications";
"broaden your horizon" [syn: {widen}, {broaden}]
2: 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" [syn: {run}, {go}, {pass}, {lead}]
3: 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" [syn: {cover}]
4: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a
good deal on new mortgages" [syn: {offer}]
5: extend out and forward, as of a limb; "He held out his
hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand" [syn: {stretch
out}, {put out}, {hold out}, {stretch forth}]
6: reach outward in space; "This rock sticks out"; "The awning
extends several feet over the sidewalk" [syn: {stick out},
{poke out}, {reach out}]
7: offer verbally: "extend my greetings"; "He offered his
sympathy" [syn: {offer}]
8: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch
your legs!" "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn:
{stretch}]
9: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the
Eastern part of the continent" [syn: {expand}]
10: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer: "We prolonged
our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day" [syn:
{prolong}, {protract}, {draw out}]
11: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of
cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: {unfold}, {stretch},
{stretch out}]
12: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just
now?" [syn: {gallop}]
13: open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of
this dining table?"
14: 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" [syn: {strain}]
15: prolong the time allowed for payment of: "extend the loan"
16: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the
neighboring province"; "The disease extended into athe
remote mountain provinces" [syn: {carry}]
17: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance;
"stretch the soup by addding some more cream"; "extend
the casserole with a little rice" [syn: {stretch}]