allonger

Definitions of allonger
  1. verb
    make long or longer by pulling and stretching
    synonyms: étendre
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    type of:
    rallonger
    make longer
  2. verb
    pull in opposite directions
    synonyms: étendre
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    types:
    tirer
    stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
    type of:
    tirer
    cause to move by pulling
  3. verb
    stretch (the neck) so as to see better
    synonyms: tendre
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    type of:
    s'étirer
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
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