adj
Meaning 1
Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
spread-eagle
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adj
Meaning 2
Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated
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verb
Meaning 3
To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To put one's body in a spread eagle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
with arms and legs stretched out and apart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- lay spread-eagle on the floor
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verb
Meaning 6
stretch out completely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- They spread-eagled him across the floor
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Broader terms: stretch, extend
verb
Meaning 7
defeat disastrously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spreadeagle, rout
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Broader terms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
verb
Meaning 8
stand with arms and legs spread out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sprawl
verb
Meaning 9
execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: figure skate
verb
Meaning 10
stretch over
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- His residences spread-eagle the entire county
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Broader terms: range, straddle
History
Etymology
From spread eagle (noun).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: whakaineine — Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated
- Māori: tīwhera — Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated