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SPLAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("splay" is a kind of...):
bevel; cant; chamfer (two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Turned outward in an ungainly manner
Example:
splay knees
Classified under:
Similar:
splayfoot; splayfooted (having feet that turn outward)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they splay ... he / she / it splays
Past simple: splayed
Past participle: splayed
-ing form: splaying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move out of position
Example:
the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
Synonyms:
dislocate; luxate; slip; splay
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "splay" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Turn outward
Example:
ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
Synonyms:
rotate; splay; spread out; turn out
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "splay" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Spread open or apart
Example:
He splayed his huge hands over the table
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "splay" is one way to...):
open; spread; spread out; unfold (spread out or open from a closed or folded state)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
