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spread-eagle

/'spr/E/d_,/i/g/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective satellite

  1. with arms and legs stretched out and apart

    adj.all

    Examples
    Lay spread-eagle on the floor.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. stretch out completely

    verb.body

    Examples
    They spread-eagled him across the floor.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. stretch over

    verb.stative

    Examples
    His residences spread-eagle the entire county.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out

    verb.motion

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. stand with arms and legs spread out

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. defeat disastrously

    verb.competition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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