- splay [spleɪ]
- verb [I/T]to spread part of your body in a way that looks strange
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splay [spleɪ]
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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
splay out — 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… … English dictionary
splay — /spleɪ / (say splay) verb (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. –verb (i) 5. to have an oblique or slanting direction. 6. to… …
splay — 1. verb /spleɪ/ a) To display; to spread. b) To dislocate, as a shoulder bone. 2. adjective /spleɪ/ Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders. 3. noun /spleɪ/ A slope or bevel, especially of t … Wiktionary
splay — [[t]sple͟ɪ[/t]] splays, splaying, splayed V ERG If things splay or are splayed, their ends are spread out away from each other. [V n] He splayed his fingers across his face... [V adv/prep] His fingers splay out in a star shape... [V ed] He was on … English dictionary
splay — [[t]spleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread out, expand, or extend 2) to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel 3) to disjoin; dislocate 4) to have an oblique or slanting direction 5) to spread or flare 6) archit. a surface that makes an oblique… … From formal English to slang
splayfoot — splay•foot [[t]ˈspleɪˌfʊt[/t]] n. pl. feet 1) a broad foot that turns outward 2) pat flatfoot 1) • Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
display — ▪ I. display di‧splay 1 [dɪˈspleɪ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] MARKETING an attractive arrangement of objects for people to look at or buy, for example in a shop: • enormous shops with beautiful window displays • the wide range of goods on… … Financial and business terms
digital display — /dɪdʒətl dəˈspleɪ/ (say dijuhtl duh splay) noun a display in which information is represented in digital rather than analog form; readout …
display — /dəˈspleɪ/ (say duh splay) verb (t) 1. to show; exhibit; make visible: to display a flag. 2. to reveal; betray: to display fear. 3. to unfold; open out; spread out: to display a sail. 4. to show ostentatiously. 5. Printing to give special… …
