2.to stretch so as to torture, Dem., etc.
3.to stretch or draw in a straight line, Hdt.
4.to hold tight down, Plut.
II.intr. to stretch oneself: hence,
1.to extend or run straight towards, Lat. tendere, Hdt., Xen.: absol. to extend, Hdt.
2.to strive against, strive earnestly, be vehement, Eur., Xen.: aor1 part., with all one's might, λέγω κατατείνας Plat.