Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 thrust or extend out; 
- Example: "He held out his hand"- Example: "point a finger"- Example: "extend a hand"- Example: "the bee exserted its sting"[syn: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stretch forth
    v 1: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a
         finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
         [syn: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold
         out, stretch forth]