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" ;

1. (

• splay

) turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees" ;