- spreadeagled
- spread|ea|gled [ ,spred`igld ] adjective, adverbstanding or lying with your arms and legs spread apart
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
spreadeagled
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spreadeagled — UK [ˌspredˈiːɡ(ə)ld] US [ˌspredˈiɡ(ə)ld] adjective, adverb standing or lying with your arms and legs spread apart Thesaurus: in a lying positionsynonym in a standing positionhyponym … Useful english dictionary
spreadeagled — [[t]spre̱diːg(ə)ld[/t]] also spread eagled ADJ: usu v link ADJ Someone who is spreadeagled is lying with their arms and legs spread out. They lay spreadeagled on the floor. ...the spreadeagled body … English dictionary
spreadeagled — spread|ea|gled [spredˈi:gəld US ˈspredi:gəld] adj lying with arms and legs stretched out = ↑sprawled ▪ He lay spreadeagled on the bed … Dictionary of contemporary English
spreadeagled — adjective lying with arms and legs stretched out: He lay spreadeagled on the bed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spreadeagled — v. stretch out completely; stand with arms and legs spread out; stretch out a person with his/her arms and legs extended; rout, defeat in disastrous manner, defeat overwhelmingly; make an excessively eloquent patriotic speech adj. having the arms … English contemporary dictionary
spreadeagled — UK [ˌspredˈiːɡ(ə)ld] / US [ˌspredˈɪɡ(ə)ld] adjective, adverb standing or lying with your arms and legs spread apart … English dictionary
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