British Dialect| 1. | to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise. |
| 2. | to extend (one's hand or arm), as in reaching for or offering an object. |
| 3. | to stretch out or prepare (a corpse) for burial. |
| 4. | to fall or lie prostrate. |
| 5. | to move quickly, esp. to advance. |