spread-eagled
spread-eagled is the simple past and past participle of spread-eagle.
Meaning of spread-eagle
Verb
spread-eagle (third-person singular simple present spread-eagles, present participle spread-eagling, simple past and past participle spread-eagled)
- To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
- To put one's body in a spread eagle.
Adjective
spread-eagled (comparative more spread-eagled, superlative most spread-eagled)
- In a spread eagle position.
Forms of spread-eagled
| comparative | more spread-eagled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most spread-eagled |
Questions about spread-eagled
- What does spread-eagled mean?
- Spread-eagled means in a spread eagle position.
- What is spread-eagled the simple past and past participle of?
- Spread-eagled is the simple past and past participle of spread-eagle.
- What part of speech is spread-eagled?
- Spread-eagled is an adjective.
Words near spread-eagled in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: spread-eagled (page history and authors); spread-eagle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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