Definition of spread-eagle Spread-eagle
spread•ea•gle
We found 14 definitions of spread-eagle from 5 different sources.
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What does spread-eagle mean?
WordNet
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| spread-eagle - defeat disastrously | ||
| spreadeagle, rout | ||
| vanquish, beat out, trounce, crush, shell, beat beat out a rhythm | ||
| spread-eagle - execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out | ||
| figure skate dance on skates | ||
| athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | ||
| spread-eagle - stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor" | ||
| stretch, extend extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" | ||
| spread-eagle - stand with arms and legs spread out | ||
| sprawl sit or lie with one's limbs spread out | ||
| spread-eagle - stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county" | ||
| straddle, range be noncommittal | ||
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| spread-eagle - with arms and legs stretched out and apart; "lay spread-eagle on the floor" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- spread-eagle (Verb)
To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread. - spread-eagle (Verb)
To put one's body in a spread eagle . - spread-eagle (Adverb)
With arms and legs extended and spread. - spread-eagle (Adjective)
Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated. - spread-eagle (Adjective)
Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- spread-eagle (a.)
Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; defiantly or extravagantly bombastic; as, a spread-eagle orator; a spread-eagle speech.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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spread-eagle
A punishment inflicted by seizing the offender by his arms and legs to the shrouds, and there leaving him for a specified time.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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spread-eagle
In heraldry, an eagle, or the figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended;--often met as a device in heraldry, upon military ornaments, and the like.
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