spread-eagle

  1. Adjective.  ying with arms and legs outstretched and separated.
  2. Adverb.  With arms and legs extended and spread.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To put one's body in a spread eagle.

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