English Explanatory Dictionary

spread-eagle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated.
  2. Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic.
verb
  1. To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
  2. To put one's body in a spread eagle.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spread-eagle.wav

Word forms

spread-eagle more spread-eagle most spread-eagle spread-eagles spread-eagling spread-eagled

Etymology

From spread eagle (noun).

Derived words

spreadeagleism
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