splay

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) enPR: splā, IPA ^(key): /spleɪ/

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Verb

Plain form splay

Third-person singular splays

Past tense splayed

Past participle splayed

Present participle splaying

1. (transitive) If you splay your legs, you spread them apart.
   • Synonyms: broaden and widen

Adjective

Positive splay

Comparative more splay

Superlative most splay

1. If something is splay, it is spread or turned outwards.

Noun

Singular splay

Plural splays

1. (countable) A splay is a widening of a road at an intersection.