Definition of spread out Spread out
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| spread out - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" | ||
| spread, scatter | ||
| pass around, pass on, circulate, distribute give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" | ||
| manure, muck spread manure, as for fertilization | ||
| birdlime, lime spread birdlime on branches to catch birds | ||
| circumfuse spread something around something | ||
| distribute give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams" | ||
| spread out - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" | ||
| unfold, spread, open | ||
| fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
| undo cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" | ||
| divaricate spread apart; "divaricate one's fingers" | ||
| exfoliate grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate" | ||
| grass shoot down, of birds | ||
| butterfly cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp" | ||
| uncross change from a crossed to an uncrossed position; "She uncrossed her legs" | ||
| splay spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table" | ||
| spread out - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" | ||
| diffuse, spread, fan out | ||
| distribute, spread give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams" | ||
| percolate pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" | ||
| creep grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings" | ||
| bleed, run draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" | ||
| mantle cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building" | ||
| spread out - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" | ||
| expand | ||
| shrink, contract decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" | ||
| grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" | ||
| dispread spread abroad or out; "The sun dispread its beams" | ||
| bush out grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out" | ||
| spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; | ||
| disperse, dissipate, scatter | ||
| part, split, separate divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | ||
| aerosolise, aerosolize disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" | ||
| break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" | ||
| volley utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses" | ||
| spread out - turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" | ||
| turn out, splay, rotate | ||
| turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" | ||
| spread out - set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row" | ||
| string out | ||
| arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- spread out (Verb)
Become further apart. - spread out (Verb)
To place items further apart.
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spread out
To move outward (e.g. soldiers). -
spread out
To strew or distribute over an area. -
spread out
To set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series.
