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• spread-ea|gle — spread eagle, 1. a representation of an eagle with outspread wings, used as an emblem of the United States and certain other countries. 2. a boastful, self assertive person, especially an American with an excess of national or regional pride. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

• spread-eagle — 1. adjective Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated. 2. adverb With arms and legs extended and spread. 3. verb a) To put into a spread eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread …   Wiktionary

• Spread — Spread, imp. & p. p. of {Spread}, v. [1913 Webster] {Spread eagle}. (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the United States. (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended; often met as a device upon …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spread eagle — Spread Spread, imp. & p. p. of {Spread}, v. [1913 Webster] {Spread eagle}. (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the United States. (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended; often met as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spread — [spred] vt. spread, spreading [ME spreden < OE sprædan, akin to Ger spreiten < IE * sprei d , to sprinkle, strew < base * (s)p(h)er , to strew, spray, burst (of buds) > SPRAY1, SPRAWL, SPROUT] 1. to draw out so as to display more… …   English World dictionary

• Spread Your Wings — « Spread Your Wings » Сингл Queen из альбома News of the World Выпущен 2 февраля, 1978 Формат …   Википедия

• spread-eagle — [spred′ē΄gəl] adj. 1. having the figure of an eagle with wings and legs spread ☆ 2. Informal boastful or jingoistic about the U.S. vt. spread eagled, spread eagling to stretch out in the form of a spread eagle, as for a flogging vi. to perform a… …   English World dictionary

• spread-eagle — spread′ ea gle adj. v. gled, gling 1) having or suggesting the form of a spread eagle 2) lying with arms and legs outstretched 3) boastful or bombastic, esp. in the display of patriotic pride in the U.S 4) to stretch out in a spread eagle… …   From formal English to slang

• spread-eagled — spread ea gled a. Being in a position with the arms and legs extended fully. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spread eagle — n. 1. the figure of an eagle with wings and legs spread, used as an emblem of the U.S. 2. something suggesting this, as an acrobatic figure in fancy skating …   English World dictionary

• spread-eagle — lit. splayed eagle, 1570, a heraldic term; the figure is that of the seal of the United States (hence spreadeagleism extravagant laudation of the U.S., 1858). Meaning person secured with arms and legs stretched out (originally to be flogged) is… …   Etymology dictionary