About The Word Spread-eagle
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Spread-eagle
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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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