splay
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I. verb
Etymology: Middle English, short for displayen — more at display
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. to cause to spread outward
2. to make oblique ; bevel
intransitive verb
1. to extend apart or outward especially in an awkward manner
2. slope, slant
II. noun
Date: circa 1508
1. a slope or bevel especially of the sides of a door or window
2. spread, expansion
III. adjective
Date: 1548
1. turned outward <
splay knees
>
2. awkward, ungainly
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splay — UK [spleɪ] / US or splay out UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms splay : present tense I/you/we/they splay he/she/it splays present participle splaying past tense splayed past participle splayed Word forms splay out : present tense… … English dictionary
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Splay — Splay, v. t. [Abbrev. of display.] 1. To display; to spread. [Obs.] Our ensigns splayed. Gascoigne. [1913 Webster] 2. To dislocate, as a shoulder bone. [1913 Webster] 3. To spay; to castrate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 4. To turn on one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Splay — Splay, a. (Arch.) A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Splay — Pays d’origine Japon Genre musical JPop Années d activité 2000 2008 Labels Pony Canyon Splay … Wikipédia en Français
splay — /splay/, v.t. 1. to spread out, expand, or extend. 2. to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel. 3. to make with a splay or splays. 4. to disjoin; dislocate. v.i. 5. to have an oblique or slanting direction. 6. to spread or flare. n. 7 … Universalium
splay — [spleı] v also splay out [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: display] to spread apart widely, or to make things do this, especially parts of the body ▪ He sat with his legs splayed out in front of him … Dictionary of contemporary English
splay — [ spleı ] or ,splay out verb intransitive or transitive to stretch or spread something, especially your body or part of your body, in a way that often looks strange: She was splayed out across the couch … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
splay — index deploy, radiate, spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
splay — (v.) to spread out, early 14c., shortened form of desplayen (see DISPLAY (Cf. display)). Pp. adj. splayed spread out is attested from 1540s … Etymology dictionary
