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    SPREADEAGLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they spreadeagle  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it spreadeagles  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: spreadeagled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: spreadeagled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: spreadeagling  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Defeat disastrouslyplay

    Synonyms:

    rout; spread-eagle; spreadeagle

    Classified under:

    Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

    Hypernyms (to "spreadeagle" is one way to...):

    beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

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