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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
splay
an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger • Hypernyms: bevel, cant, chamfer
1. spread open or apart - He splayed his huge hands over the table • Hypernyms: unfold, spread, spread out, open • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 2. turn outward - These birds can splay out their toes - ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees • Syn: turn out, spread out, rotate • Derivationally related forms: turnout (for: turn out) • Hypernyms: turn • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 3. move out of position - dislocate joints - the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically • Syn: dislocate, luxate, slip • Derivationally related forms: slip (for: slip), slippage (for: slip), luxation (for: luxate), dislocation (for: dislocate) • Hypernyms: move, displace • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
turned outward in an ungainly manner - splay knees • Similar to: splayfooted, splayfoot
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