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extender — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deploy verb To move troops or equipment into position for military action.
  • extend verb To make something longer, larger, or last for more time.
  • issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
  • mete verb To mete out: to deal out or distribute something, especially punishment or reward.
  • protract verb To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

extender is used for these senses in English:

  • deploy (transitive, intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.
  • extend (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
  • hold out (transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
  • issue (intransitive) To extend into, to open onto.
  • mete (transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
  • protract To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
  • spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
  • stretch (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.

deploy — full definition

  1. verb To move troops or equipment into position for military action.
  2. verb To put a plan, resource, or piece of software into effective use.

extend — full definition

  1. verb To make something longer, larger, or last for more time.
  2. verb To stretch out a limb or part of the body.
  3. verb To offer or give something, such as an invitation or thanks.

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