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English adjective: spread-eagle | |||
| 1. | spread-eagle with arms and legs stretched out and apart | ||
| Samples | Lay spread-eagle on the floor. | ||
| Similar | extended | ||
| Antonyms | unextended | ||
English verb: spread-eagle | |||
| 1. | spread-eagle (body) stretch out completely | ||
| Samples | They spread-eagled him across the floor. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extend, stretch | ||
| 2. | spread-eagle (stative) stretch over | ||
| Samples | His residences spread-eagle the entire county. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | range, straddle | ||
| 3. | spread-eagle (motion) execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | figure skate | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 4. | spread-eagle (contact) stand with arms and legs spread out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sprawl | ||
| 5. | spread-eagle (competition) defeat disastrously | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to spread-eagle his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | rout, spreadeagle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
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