spread

(s) distributed or spread over a considerable extent
- has ties with many widely dispersed friends
- eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe
dispersed,
(s) prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
- a table spread with food
(s) fully extended in width
- outspread wings
- with arms spread wide
outspread,

(n) process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space spreading,
(n) a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- gap between income and outgo
- the spread between lending and borrowing costs
gap,
(n) farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch,
(n) a haphazard distribution in all directions scatter,
(n) a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes paste,
(n) a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
- a banquet for the graduating seniors
- the Thanksgiving feast
- they put out quite a spread
banquet, feast,
(n) two facing pages of a book or other publication facing pages, spreadhead, spread head,
(n) the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
- she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread
(n) decorative cover for a bed bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, bedspread, counterpane,
(n) act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time spreading,

(v) distribute or disperse widely
- The invaders spread their language all over the country
distribute,
(v) become distributed or widespread
- the infection spread
- Optimism spread among the population
propagate,
(v) spread across or over
- A big oil spot spread across the water
overspread,
(v) spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- open the map
- spread your arms
unfold, open, spread out,
(v) cause to become widely known
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
disseminate, circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, disperse, distribute, propagate,
(v) become widely known and passed on
- the rumor spread
- the story went around in the office
circulate, go around,
(v) strew or distribute over an area
- He spread fertilizer over the lawn
- scatter cards across the table
spread out, scatter,
(v) move outward
- The soldiers fanned out
diffuse, fan out, spread out,
(v) cover by spreading something over
- spread the bread with cheese
(v) distribute over a surface in a layer
- spread cheese on a piece of bread

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