SPLAY

• (noun) an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

• (verb) move out of position

  "dislocate joints", "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

  synonyms : dislocate , luxate , slip

• (verb) turn outward

  "These birds can splay out their toes", "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

  synonyms : rotate , spread out , turn out

• (verb) spread open or apart

  "He splayed his huge hands over the table"

• (adj.) turned outward in an ungainly manner

  "splay knees"

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