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splay in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. move out of position
    "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
    dislocate  luxate  splay  slip 
  2. turn outward
    "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
    turn out  splay  spread out  rotate 
  3. spread open or apart
    "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
    splay 
noun
  1. an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
    splay 
adjective
  1. turned outward in an ungainly manner
    "splay knees"
    splay 
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