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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024splay /spleɪ/USA pronunciation v. - to spread out, or extend, as by making one end or part crooked, slanted, or longer than another: [~ + object]He sat down and splayed his legs over the arm of the chair.[no object]The coat hanger had splayed out of shape.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024splay (splā),USA pronunciation v.t. - to spread out, expand, or extend.
- to form with an oblique angle;
make slanting;
bevel. - Architectureto make with a splay or splays.
- to disjoin;
dislocate.
v.i. - to have an oblique or slanting direction.
- to spread or flare.
n. - Architecturea surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from the window or door proper toward the face of the wall.
adj. - spread out;
wide and flat;
turned outward. - clumsy or awkward.
- oblique or awry.
- 1300–50; Middle English; aphetic form of display
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: splay /spleɪ/ adj - spread out; broad and flat
- turned outwards in an awkward manner
vb - to spread out; turn out or expand
n - a surface of a wall that forms an oblique angle to the main flat surfaces, esp at a doorway or window opening
Etymology: 14th Century: short for display |