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# splay

verb (splay, splays, splayed, splaying); adjective (splay — rare)

«splay» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To splay is to spread things wide apart, especially fingers, legs or feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/#m1)
2. Splayed means spread out wide or turned outward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and descriptions, «splayed» shows a body position: a frog with splayed legs, a cat lying splayed in the sun. In sport, climbers and skiers may splay their feet or hands for balance. Phrases: «splay your fingers», «splayed legs», «splayed out».

### Examples

- Splay your fingers wide like a starfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/#x1)
- The frog jumped with its legs splayed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/#x2)
- The puppy lay splayed out on the cool floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/#x3)
- He fell over on the ice with his arms splayed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/#x4)
- A giraffe has to splay its front legs to drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/#x5)
- The tree's roots splayed out across the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/#x6)

### Note

Past: «splayed». Similar words: «spread», «stretch out». «Splay-footed» means with feet turning outward.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «splay» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splay/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«splay» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splay.html) on Mova free.