Spread Eagle

Word SPREAD EAGLE
Character 12
Hyphenation spread -ea gle
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Spread Eagle"

What do we mean by spread eagle?

Positioned with the arms and legs stretched out. adjective

Full of patriotic or jingoistic rhetoric. adjective

To place in a spread-eagle position, especially as a means of punishment. intransitive verb

To assume a spread-eagle position. intransitive verb

To make a grandiloquent, patriotic speech. intransitive verb

Having the form or characteristics of a spread eagle, or of the kind of display so called; hence, ostentatious; bombastic; boastful: as, a spread-eagle oration. See spread eagle, under eagle.

To stretch out in the attitude of a spread eagle.

Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; defiantly or extravagantly bombastic, especially regarding of the greatness of the U. S.. adjective

To assume a spread-eagled position; -- it may be done reclining, for relaxation, or momentarily, as an exhibitionary maneuver in a sport. intransitive verb

Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated. adjective

Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic. adjective

With arms and legs extended and spread. adverb

To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread. verb

To put one's body in a spread eagle. verb

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

An emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States noun

Defeat disastrously verb

Execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out verb

Defeat disastrously verb

Stretch out completely verb

To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.

To put one's body in a spread eagle.

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The word "spread-eagle" in example sentences

In another scene, Spain's Rocio Delgado was caught, spread-eagle, over a jump, then face-planted herself at the bottom. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It had been replaced by the rear-facing blonde, long legs spread-eagle. ❋ Christina Meldrum (2011)

One group got picked up, and when the last guy, in a suit and tie, couldn't fit in the car, he laid spread-eagle on the hood and the car took off with him. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Still, media outlets like TMZ and Perez Hilton earn millions of subscribers and dollars off the taboo irony of the NSFW image -- the wardrobe malfunctions and oops! a panty-less starlet spread-eagle exiting her Maybach. ❋ Jill Di Donato (2011)

I awoke sometime later, tied spread-eagle in the bottom of an empty wading pool, facing the dark ceiling of a musty warehouse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We students filed into the newborn nursery to find a baby strapped spread-eagle to a plastic board on a counter-top across the room. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I made the mistake of agreeing to be on local 10 o'clock news to discuss the Target snow angel ad (with the woman laying spread-eagle on the bullseye logo). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Proving the adage that no good turn goes unpunished, Kate took the inevitable spill and wound up sprawled spread-eagle on the floor. ❋ Christopher Andersen (2011)

Indeed, even without the spread-eagle stripper, this was an NSFW show that was checking IDs at the door. ❋ John Wellington Ennis (2011)

It passes over geographical lines, transcends race prejudice, and has even proved itself mightier than the Fourth of July, spread-eagle Americanism of our forefathers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'm forced to sit spread-eagle, which gets tiring after a couple hours. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And suddenly a fellow named Monsieur Logic flies spread-eagle out a tall window while a bicyclist is passing by underneath and suddenly a wailing baby named Monsieur Surreal is born on a lane not dark with trees ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dali, spread-eagle, kept his legs both knees locked. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The shelves were close enough that I could spread-eagle across the aisle as I went up and down, retrieving or putting away the packages. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Magdalena lay spread-eagle the entire night, taking up all of the bed and all of the air in the room with her grizzly-bear snore. ❋ Damon Wayans (2010)

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