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verb (3rd person present singular spread-eagles, present participle spread-eagling, past and past participle spread-eagled) |
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1. transitive verb force somebody into spread-out position: to force somebody to stand or lie with arms and legs spread apart, especially when being arrested or searched
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2. intransitive verb adopt position with spread limbs: to stand or lie with arms and legs spread apart
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3. transitive verb stretch body across: to stand or lie with limbs spread wide across a gap or an object
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4. intransitive verb perform skating figure: in ice skating, to perform a spread eagle
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Same as spread-eagled
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