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Spread-eagle

Spread-eagle Meaning & Definition
Spread-eagle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spread-eagle?

[n] a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
[n] an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
[adj] with arms and legs stretched out and apart; "lay spread-eagle on the floor"
[v] stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor"
[v] defeat disastrously
[v] stand with arms and legs spread out
[v] execute a spread eagle, with arms and legs stretched out
[v] stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Spread-eagle: extended | rout | spreadeagle

Related Terms | Find terms related to Spread-eagle:

See Also | allegory | beat | beat out | crush | emblem | extend | figure | figure skate | range | shell | sprawl | straddle | stretch | trounce | vanquish

Spread-eagle In Webster's Dictionary

\Spread"-ea`gle\, a. Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; defiantly or extravagantly bombastic; as, a spread-eagle orator; a spread-eagle speech. [Colloq.& Humorous]

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