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English Dictionary: spread-eagle by the DICT Development Group
2 results for spread-eagle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spread-eagle
adj
  1. with arms and legs stretched out and apart; "lay spread- eagle on the floor"
v
  1. stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor"
  2. stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county"
  3. execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out
  4. stand with arms and legs spread out
  5. defeat disastrously
    Synonym(s): spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spread-eagle \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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