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splay

DEFINITIONS OF: splay

1

v spread open or apart

“He splayed his huge hands over the table”
Type of:
open, spread, spread out, unfold
spread out or open from a closed or folded state

v turn outward

“These birds can splay out their toes”
Synonyms:
rotate, spread out, turn out
Type of:
turn
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

v move out of position

Synonyms:
dislocate, luxate, slip
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

n an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

Type of:
bevel, cant, chamfer
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

adj turned outward in an ungainly manner

“splay knees”
Synonyms
splayfoot, splayfooted
having feet that turn outward
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