Definition of splays:
(v) :
(transitive) To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
(v) :
(transitive) (chiefly architecture) To construct a bevel or slope on (something, such as the frame or jamb of a door or window); to bevel, to slant, to slope.
(v) :
(transitive) (computing theory) To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
(v) :
(transitive) (pathology) To dislocate (a body part such as a shoulder bone).
(v) :
(intransitive) To have, or lie in, an oblique or slanted position.
(v) :
(intransitive) To spread out awkwardly; to sprawl.