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Definition of Spread-eagle

1. Adjective. With arms and legs stretched out and apart. "Lay spread-eagle on the floor"

2. Verb. Stretch out completely. "They spread-eagled him across the floor"

3. Verb. Stretch over. "His residences spread-eagle the entire county"

4. Verb. Execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out.

5. Verb. Stand with arms and legs spread out.

6. Verb. Defeat disastrously. "The fighter managed to spread-eagle his opponent"

Definition of Spread-eagle

1. Adjective. Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated. ¹

2. Adjective. (colloquial humorous) Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic. ¹

3. Adverb. With arms and legs extended and spread. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To put one's body in a spread eagle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spread-eagle

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