Definition of extend

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Extend (v. t.) To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them..

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Parachute :: Parachute (n.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister..
Overlap :: Overlap (n.) An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions..
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc..
Overrun :: Overrun (v. t.) To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page..
For :: For (prep.) Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of..
Continue :: Continue (v. t.) To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
Stayship :: Staysail (n.) Any sail extended on a stay.
Rhinopome :: Rhinopome (n.) Any old-world bat of the genus Rhinopoma. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs..
Lateral :: Lateral (a.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial..
Keel :: Keel (n.) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson..
Libretto :: Libretto (n.) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music.
Expanding :: Expanding (a.) That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging..
Main Yard :: Main yard () The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast..
Trisected :: Trisected (a.) Divided into three parts or segments by incisions extending to the midrib or to the base; -- said of leaves.
Lap :: Lap (n.) The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader..
Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent..
Produce :: Produce (v. t.) To extend; -- applied to a line, surface, or solid; as, to produce a side of a triangle..
Extendlessness :: Extendlessness (n.) Unlimited extension.
Harefoot :: Harefoot (n.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs..
Intractile :: Intractile (a.) Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended.
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