spread-eagle
X-shaped body position
Spread-eagle describes a position with arms and legs extended outward, like an eagle with wings spread.
Someone might lie spread-eagle on a bed or be restrained spread-eagle against a wall.
As a verb, to spread-eagle someone is to force them into this position: The suspect was spread-eagled on the hood of the car.
In skating, a spread eagle is a glide with arms extended and feet turned outward on the same edge.
Sit with legs spanning
- supineFlat, face upward
- proneInclined or face-down
- splitsDivides into parts
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
splayed · outstretched · pinned · restrained · bound · tied · gymnastics · yoga
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- immobilizedMade unable to move
restrained · pinned · captive · subdued · overpowered · compromised · at-risk · susceptible
Control over impulses
- subjugationForcing into submission
- controlAuthority to direct
- submissionYielding to another's will
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
pinning · capture · bondage · immobilization · conquest · defeat · takedown · grappling
straddle
Sit with legs spanning
stretched · splayed · outstretched · pinned · restrained · bound · tied · gymnastics · yoga · asana
exposed
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
immobilized · restrained · pinned · captive · subdued · overpowered · compromised · at-risk · susceptible · unguarded
restraint
Control over impulses
- subjugationForcing into submission
- controlAuthority to direct
- submissionYielding to another's will
overpower · pinning · capture · bondage · immobilization · conquest · defeat · takedown · grappling · wrestling
jump
Propel oneself airborne
landing · rotation · aerial · blade · rink · axel · lutz · spiral · arabesque
spread-eaglecurled up
Body folded compactly
fetal position · balled up · huddled · crouched · tucked
spread-eaglecompressed
Reduced by pressure
contracted · constricted · condensed · compact · compacted