spread-eagle
spread-eagle · spread-eagles · spread-eagled · spread-eagling
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To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spreadTo put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out
(intransitive)To put one's body in a spread eagle.
Origin
From spread eagle (noun).From spread eagle (noun).
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Forms
spread-eagles, spread-eagling, spread-eagled, spread-eagled| Base form | spread-eagle · to spread-eagle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spread-eagles |
| Present participle | spread-eagling |
| Past simple | spread-eagled |
| Past participle | spread-eagled |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
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Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle