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spread-eagle

sprea·deagle

uncommon

verb

1.

make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

2.

stretch over

  • “His residences spread-eagle the entire county”
3.

execute a spread eagleon skates, with arms and legs stretched out

4.

stand with arms and legs spread out

noun

1.

document transferring title or right or claim to another

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2.

a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line

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adjective

1.

with arms and legs stretched out and apart

  • “lay spread-eagle on the floor”
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