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Spread-eagle

adj, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated.
  2. 2
    Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic. colloquial, humorous

    "a spread-eagle orator"

Adjective
  1. 1
    with arms and legs stretched out and apart wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread. transitive
  2. 2
    stretch out completely wordnet
  3. 3
    To put one's body in a spread eagle. intransitive
  4. 4
    defeat disastrously wordnet
  5. 5
    stand with arms and legs spread out wordnet
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  1. 6
    execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out wordnet
  2. 7
    stretch over wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From splayed-eagle (in heraldry), splayed + eagle.

Etymology 2

From splayed-eagle (in heraldry), splayed + eagle.

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