spread-eagle
pronunciation
How to pronounce spread-eagle in British English:
UK [sp'red'i:ɡl]
How to pronounce spread-eagle in American English:
US [sp'red'iɡl]
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- Verb:
- stretch out completely
- stretch over
- execute a spread eagleon skates, with arms and legs stretched out
- stand with arms and legs spread out
- defeat disastrously
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- Adjective:
- with arms and legs stretched out and apart