spread-eagle

Meaning

verb

1. stretch out completely
   “They spread-eagled him across the floor”
2. stretch over
   “His residences spread-eagle the entire county”
3. execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out
4. stand with arms and legs spread out
5. defeat disastrously

adjective

1. with arms and legs stretched out and apart
   “lay spread-eagle on the floor”

Synonyms for spread-eagle

• spreadeagle
• rout
• extended