extend in WordNet English dictionary

1. extend in scope or range or area
   "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
   widen  broaden  extend 
   
2. continue or extend
   "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
   carry  extend 
   
3. span an interval of distance, space or time
   "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
   cover  continue  extend 
   
4. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
   "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
   prolong  protract  extend  draw out 
   
5. expand the influence of
   "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
   extend  expand 
   
6. thrust or extend out
   "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
   exsert  stretch out  put out  extend  hold out  stretch forth 
   
7. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
   "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
   stretch  extend 
   
8. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
   "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
   extend  stretch 
   
9. prolong the time allowed for payment of
   "extend the loan"
   extend 
   
10. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
    "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
    strain  extend 
    
11. open or straighten out; unbend
    "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
    extend 
    
12. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
    "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
    unfold  stretch  stretch out  extend 
    
13. cause to move at full gallop
    "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
    gallop  extend 
    
14. offer verbally
    "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
    offer  extend 
    
15. make available; provide
    "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
    extend  offer 
    
16. reach outward in space
    "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
    extend  poke out  reach out 
    
17. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
    run  go  pass  lead  extend