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spread-eagle

verbnounadjective /sprɛdiɡəl/ 2 syllables 12 letters Scrabble 15 WWF 18
Definitions
verb

defeat disastrously

noun

an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States

verb

execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out

noun

a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line

verb

stand with arms and legs spread out

verb

stretch out completely

“They spread-eagled him across the floor”

verb

stretch over

“His residences spread-eagle the entire county”

adjective

with arms and legs stretched out and apart

“lay spread-eagle on the floor”

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