I.to stretch out, Hdt., attic: τὰ γόνατα ἐκτ. to straighten the knees, Ar.: ἐκτ. νέκυν to lay one dead, Eur.:—Pass. to be outstretched, lie at length, Soph.
2.to stretch or spread out a net, Aesch.: to extend the line of an army, Eur.
II.to stretch out, prolong, λόγον Hdt., attic