spread-eagled

ˌsprɛdˈiːɡəld

Definition

Definition of spread-eagled - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

position

Rare

lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated

Rare

The gymnast was spread-eagled on the mat.

flat

prone

splayed

shape

Rare

having limbs extended in a star shape

Rare

The gymnast was spread-eagled during her routine.

splayed

star-shaped

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Origin of spread-eagled

English, spread (open) + eagle (bird)

Examples of spread-eagled in a sentence

The victim was found spread-eagled on the floor.
The skydiver was spread-eagled in freefall.
The statue depicted a spread-eagled figure.

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French:écartelé, en étoile, ...
German:mit ausgestreckten Gliedmaßen, ...
Italian:a stella, con gli arti estesi, ...
Spanish:en cruz, extendido, ...
Portuguese:deitado de costas, com os membros em forma de estrela, ...
Chinese:四肢伸展的, ...
Japanese:大の字の, 大の字になった, ...
Arabic:مُنْبَسِط الأَطْراف, مَمدود الأَطراف, ...
Hebrew:פָּרוּשׂ, בְּצוּרַת כּוֹכָב, ...
Russian:раскинувшийся, распластавшийся, ...
Ukrainian:розкинутий, розкинутий зіркою, ...
Hindi:फैला हुआ, तारानुमा, ...
Bengali:হাত-পা ছড়িয়ে, তারকা আকৃতিতে অঙ্গ প্রসারিত, ...
Catalan:estirat en creu, amb les extremitats esteses en forma d'estrella, ...
Czech:roztažený, s roztaženými končetinami do tvaru hvězdy, ...
Danish:udstrakt, i stjerneform, ...
Dutch:wijdbeens, met ledematen in stervorm, ...
Greek:σε στάση αετού, με τα άκρα σε σχήμα αστεριού, ...
Hungarian:széttárt, széttárt végtagú, ...
Khmer:ដេកលាតដៃជើងចេញពីគ្នា, លាតដៃជើងជារាងផ្កាយ, ...
Korean:팔과 다리를 벌린, 별 모양으로 팔다리를 뻗은, ...
Persian:درازکشیده با دست‌ها و پاهای باز, با اندام‌های به شکل ستاره, ...
Polish:rozkrzyżowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):esticado, em forma de estrela, ...
Romanian:răsfirat, întins, ...
Swedish:utsträckt, ...
Thai:กางแขนขา, กางแขนกางขา, ...
Turkish:çırpı bacak, yere serilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:dang rộng, dang rộng như sao, ...

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