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spread eagle

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spredē′gəl)

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Also see: eagle
Inflections of 'spread eagle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
spread-eagle
v 3rd person singular
spread-eagling
v pres p
spread-eagled
v past
spread-eagled
v past p

spread
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Sense: Noun: extent
Synonyms:
scope Collocations, range Collocations, expanse, extent Collocations, measure Collocations, bound Collocations, span Collocations, reach Collocations, diameter, breadth, width Collocations
Antonyms:
beginning Collocations, start Collocations, confinement, abatement, contraction, decline Collocations, depression Collocations, downturn Collocations, dip Collocations, decrease Collocations, stagnation
Sense: Noun: blanket or cloth
Synonyms:
blanket Collocations, counterpane, bedspread, coverlet, cover Collocations, tablecloth, cloth Collocations, quilt Collocations, sheet Collocations, bed linen, picnic blanket, duvet Collocations, throw Collocations, afghan, lapghan
Sense: Noun: food for spreading
Synonyms:
paste Collocations, preserve Collocations, conserve, jelly Collocations, butter Collocations, margarine, jam Collocations (mainly UK), fruit preserve, peanut butter, nut butter, marmalade, cheese Collocations, Marmite (UK, trademark), spreadable cheese, tube cheese
Sense: Noun: meal
Synonyms:
feast Collocations, banquet, repast (literary or formal), big meal, meal Collocations, buffet Collocations, dinner Collocations, lunch Collocations, collation
Antonyms:
fast Collocations, light meal, light breakfast, snack Collocations, appetizer Collocations, bite to eat, nibbles, finger food
Sense: Verb: distribute
Synonyms:
spread out, cast Collocations, diffuse, disseminate, distribute Collocations, scatter Collocations, sow Collocations, radiate, suffuse, emit, send out
Antonyms:
gather Collocations, collect Collocations, seize Collocations, confiscate, amass, accumulate, recover Collocations
Sense: Verb: become spread
Synonyms:
spread out, lie Collocations, flatten Collocations, flow Collocations, even out, level out, be distributed, settle Collocations, cover Collocations
Antonyms:
contract Collocations, narrow Collocations, pile up, converge, shrink Collocations, shrivel, be contained
Sense: Verb: extend
Synonyms:
extend Collocations, open Collocations, unfurl, roll out, unroll, unfold Collocations, reach Collocations, circulate, lengthen, widen Collocations, expand Collocations, untwist, unwind Collocations, uncoil, enlarge Collocations, increase Collocations, develop Collocations, radiate, branch off, diverge, grow Collocations
Antonyms:
fold Collocations, roll up, fold up, close Collocations, shorten, stunt Collocations, halt Collocations, decrease Collocations, bring in, take in, rein in, abridge, furl, compress, turn up
Sense: Verb: apply over a surface
Synonyms:
cover Collocations, coat Collocations, smear Collocations, slather, daub, overlay Collocations, plaster Collocations, plate Collocations, paint Collocations, spray Collocations, veneer Collocations, gild, pave Collocations, diffuse, wax Collocations, apply Collocations, overspread
Antonyms:
uncover Collocations, take off, remove Collocations, strip Collocations, peel Collocations
Sense: Verb: separate
Synonyms:
part Collocations, sever Collocations, disperse, divide Collocations, separate Collocations, scatter Collocations, spread out
Antonyms:
put together, connect Collocations, join Collocations, unite, bunch together, group Collocations, combine Collocations, assemble Collocations
Sense: Verb: make known
Synonyms:
broadcast Collocations, circulate, share Collocations, pass on, make known, divulge, publish Collocations, advertise Collocations, declare Collocations, proclaim
Antonyms:
withhold Collocations, conceal Collocations, hide Collocations, suppress Collocations, hush up, keep secret, button your lips, bottle up, sweep under the carpet, keep mum, not say a word
Sense: Adjective: extended or open
Synonyms:
splayed, open Collocations, opened, spread out, spreadeagled, akimbo, extended Collocations, unfurled
Antonyms:
gathered, collected Collocations, put away, folded up, condensed, concentrated, restricted Collocations, narrowed, restrained Collocations, closed Collocations, withheld


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