1. Defeat disastrously
   "The home team spreadeagled their opponents in the final match";
   - spread-eagle [informal], rout

1. An emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
   "The spread eagle design is featured on many official U.S. documents"
    
2. A skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
   "The figure skater's spread eagle demonstrated remarkable balance and control"

1. With arms and legs stretched out and apart
   "lay spread-eagle on the floor";
   - spreadeagled

1. Stretch out completely
   "They spread-eagled him across the floor"
    
2. Stand with arms and legs spread out
   "The gymnast spread-eagled against the wall during her routine"
    
3. (sport) execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out
   "The figure skater spread-eagled gracefully across the ice"
    
4. Stretch over
   "His residences spread-eagle the entire county"

Derived forms: spreadeagled, spread eagles, spreadeagling, spread-eagling, spreadeagles, spread-eagled, spread-eagles

See also: extended

Type of: allegory, beat, beat out, crush, emblem, extend, figure, figure-skate, range, shell [US], sprawl, straddle, stretch, trounce, vanquish

Encyclopedia: Spreadeagle