"splay" in the noun sense
1. splay
an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
"splay" in the verb sense
1. splay
spread open or apart
"He splayed his huge hands over the table"
2. turn out, splay, spread out, rotate
turn outward
"These birds can splay out their toes"
"ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
3. dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
move out of position
"dislocate joints"
"the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
"splay" in the adjective sense
1. splay
turned outward in an ungainly manner
"splay knees"
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