Lengthens Terms Of Imprisonment Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "STRETCHES" which means:

noun
• • A large and unbroken expanse or distance
• • The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
• • A straightaway section of a racetrack
• • Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
• • Extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
• • An unbroken period of time during which you do something
• • The capacity for being stretched
adjective satellite
• • Having an elongated seating area
• • Easily stretched
verb
• • Occupy a large, elongated area
• • Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
• • Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
• • Become longer by being stretched and pulled
• • Make long or longer by pulling and stretching
• • Lie down comfortably
• • Pull in opposite directions
• • Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
• • Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
• • Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
• • Extend one's body or limbs

An example sentence would be:

• • "She stretches her arms before starting her yoga practice."
• • "The athlete stretches his legs to warm up before the race."

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