upstretched

[ uhp-strecht ]

/ ʌpˈstrɛtʃt /

stretched upward, as the arms.

Origin of upstretched

First recorded in 1555–65; up- + stretch + -ed²

upstairs, upstanding, upstart, upstate, upstream, upstretched, upstroke, upsurge, upsweep, upswell, upswept

I could see her upstretched arms holding her children out of the water.

The Flood |Emile Zola
Straight for his upstretched hands flew the ball, like a brown streak, and not until too late did Parkinson see her danger.

Quarter-Back Bates |Ralph Henry Barbour
But the second was through, and the ball banged against an upstretched hand and was lost amidst a struggling group of players.

Behind the Line |Ralph Henry Barbour
Suddenly they saw Dick make a desperate leap into the air with upstretched arm.

Copper Coleson's Ghost |Edward P. Hendrick

The kiss deepened between them; his head bent, hers upstretched.

Beggars on Horseback |F. Tennyson Jesse

upstretched

/ (ʌpˈstrɛtʃt) /

(esp of the arms) stretched or raised up