Meaning Of The Word Splay

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What's The Definition Of Splay?

splay
verb: If things splay or are splayed, their ends are spread out away from each other.

splay in American English
a sloping or beveled surface or angle, as of the side of a doorway
sloping, spreading, or turning outward
to spread out or apart; expand; extend
adjective: spread out; wide and flat; turned outward
intransitive verb: to have an oblique or slanting direction
noun: a surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from the window or door proper toward the face of the wall
transitive verb: to spread out, expand, or extend

splay in British English
adjective: spread out; broad and flat
noun: a surface of a wall that forms an oblique angle to the main flat surfaces, esp at a doorway or window opening
verb: to spread out; turn out or expand

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