1. Spread open or apart
   "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
    
2. Move or position outward from a central point or axis
   "These birds can splay out their toes";
   - turn out, spread out, rotate
    
3. Move out of position
   "splay joints";
   - dislocate, luxate, slip

1. Turned outward in an ungainly manner
   "splay knees"

1. An outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
   "The splay around the window allowed more light to enter the room"

Derived forms: splayed, splaying, splays

See also: splayfoot, splayfooted

Type of: bevel, cant, chamfer, displace, move, open, spread, spread out, turn, unfold

Encyclopedia: Splay