English Dictionary
◊ SPREAD-EAGLE
spread-eagle
adj : with arms and legs stretched out and apart; "lay
spread-eagle on the floor"
v 1: stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the
floor"
2: stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire
county"
3: execute a spread eagle, with arms and legs stretched out
4: stand with arms and legs spread out
5: defeat disastrously [syn: {spreadeagle}, {rout}]