spreizen — meaning in English

English meaning

• splay verb To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
• spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
• straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.

Senses

spreizen is used for these senses in English:

• splay To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
• spread (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
• spread (intransitive, slang) To open one’s legs, especially for sexual favours. [from 20th c.]
• straddle (transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.

splay — full definition

1. verb To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
2. verb To construct a bevel or slope on (something, such as the frame or jamb of a door or window); to bevel, to slant, to slope.
3. verb To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
4. verb To dislocate (a body part such as a shoulder bone).

spread — full definition

1. verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
2. verb To become more widely known, present, or transmitted.
3. verb To coat something with a thin layer of a substance.
4. noun A soft food meant to be smeared on bread, such as jam or butter.
5. noun A large, generously laid-out meal.

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