spread-eagle

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Synonyms: spread eagle, spreadeagle, spread-eagled, spread-eagles

Antonyms: spread eagle, spreadeagle, spread-eagled, spread-eagles

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Adjective

1. Lying with arms and legs [[outstretched]] and [[separated]].
2. {{rfv-sense|en}} {{lb|en|dated|US}} Characterized by a [[pretentious]], [[boastful]], [[exaggerated]] style; [[bombastic]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To put one's body in a [[spread eagle]].

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