spread-eagle

Meaning

1. adjective Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated.
2. adjective (Can we verify this sense?) Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic.
3. verb To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
4. verb To put one's body in a spread eagle.

Similar words

rout extended spreadeagle outspread displayed expansed outstretched disclosed broadspreading sprawling

Word family

spread eagle spread-eagled spread-eagles spread-eagling