spread-eagled
Flat, limbs splayed
Spread-eagled describes a position with arms and legs stretched out wide, like an eagle with wings spread.
Someone might lie spread-eagled on a bed or be restrained spread-eagled against a wall.
The posture suggests vulnerability, exhaustion, or restraint: He collapsed spread-eagled on the grass.
The verb spread-eagle means to assume or force someone into this position.
Spread to full length
- splayedSpread awkwardly apart
- sprawledLay spread out loosely
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- proneInclined or face-down
supine · flat · extended · prostrate · horizontal · facedown · faceup · lying
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- immobilizedMade unable to move
restrained · subdued · captive · powerless · open · at-risk · compromised · incapacitated
outstretched
Spread to full length
prone · supine · flat · extended · prostrate · horizontal · facedown · faceup · lying · reclining
exposed
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
immobilized · restrained · subdued · captive · powerless · open · at-risk · compromised · incapacitated
spread-eagledcurled up
Body folded compactly
fetal position · balled up · huddled · tucked · crouched
spread-eagledcompact
Tightly packed together
compressed · condensed · constricted · tight · closed