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Definition of spread-eagled adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

spread-eagled

adjective

NAmE//ˈsprɛd ˌiɡld//

(also spread-eagle) [not usually before noun]

in a position with your arms and legs spread out He lay spread-eagled on the floor.

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spread-eagle

verb spread-eagle somebody

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