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Definition:

act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time;

decorative cover for a bed;

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle);

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs";

a haphazard distribution in all directions;

the expansion of a person''s girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread";

two facing pages of a book or other publication;

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space;

a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread";

a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers;

cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news";

become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office";

distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country";

become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population";

spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms";

distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread";

cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese";

move outward; "The soldiers fanned out";

strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table";

spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water";

distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe";

fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide";

prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food";

See Also: diffuse, spread out, fan out, expand, disperse, dissipate, scatter, string out

Grouped Verbs: go around, circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, diffuse, disperse, pass around

Part Meronyms: publication

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