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1. To open to a fuller extent or width; stretch: spread out the tablecloth; a bird spreading its wings.
2. To make wider the gap between; move farther apart: spread her fingers.
a. To distribute over a surface in a layer: spread varnish on the steps.
b. To cover with a layer: spread a cracker with butter.
a. To distribute widely: The tornado spread destruction.
b. To make a wide or extensive arrangement of: We spread the bicycle parts out on the floor.
c. To exhibit or display the full extent of: the scene that was spread before us.
5. To cause to become widely seen or known; scatter or disseminate: spread the news; spread the beam of the flashlight.
a. To prepare (a table) for eating; set.
b. To arrange (food or a meal) on a table.
7. To flatten (a rivet end, for example) by pounding.
1. To be extended or enlarged: The farm fields spread to the horizon.
2. To move over an area, be distributed, or be widely dispersed: The troops spread out across the field. The volcano's ash spread over the continent.
3. To become known or prevalent over a wide area: The word spread fast.
4. To be exhibited, displayed, or visible in broad or full extent: The vista spread seemingly to infinity.
5. To become or admit of being distributed in a layer: This paint spreads really well.
6. To become separated; be forced farther apart: The land masses spread until there was an ocean between them.
a. The act or process of spreading: the spread of disease.
b. Dissemination, as of news; diffusion.
a. An open area of land; an expanse.
b. A ranch, farm, or estate.
3. The extent or limit to which something is or can be spread: The tree's canopy has a spread of 50 feet.
4. A cloth covering for a bed, table, or other piece of furniture.
5. Informal An abundant meal laid out on a table.
6. A food to be spread on bread or crackers.
a. Two facing pages of a magazine, newspaper, or book, considered as a unit.
b. An article or advertisement running across two or more columns of a newspaper or magazine.
a. A difference, as between two figures or totals: What's the spread between tallest and shortest?
b. A position taken in two or more options or futures contracts in order to profit from a change in their relative prices.
c. The difference between the price asked and bid for a particular security.
d. The difference in yields between two fixed-income securities, as between short-term and long-term bonds.
9. A number of points offered to equalize the chances of winning in a wager on a competition, usually between sports teams. Also called point spread .
To work on too many projects: overextend oneself.
[Middle English spreden , from Old English -sprǣdan (as in tōsprǣdan , to spread out ); see sper- in Indo-European roots .]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
1. to extend or unfold or be extended or unfolded to the fullest width: she spread the map on the table .
2. to extend or cause to extend over a larger expanse of space or time: the milk spread all over the floor ; the political unrest spread over several years .
3. to apply or be applied in a coating: butter does not spread very well when cold .
4. to distribute or be distributed over an area or region
5. to display or be displayed in its fullest extent: the landscape spread before us .
6. (Cookery) ( tr ) to prepare (a table) for a meal
7. (Cookery) ( tr ) to lay out (a meal) on a table
8. to send or be sent out in all directions; disseminate or be disseminated: someone has been spreading rumours ; the disease spread quickly .
9. (of rails, wires, etc) to force or be forced apart
10. (Mechanical Engineering) to increase the breadth of (a part), esp to flatten the head of a rivet by pressing, hammering, or forging
a. to lay out (hay) in a relatively thin layer to dry
b. to scatter (seed, manure, etc) over a relatively wide area
12. informal (often foll by: around ) to make (oneself) agreeable to a large number of people, often of the opposite sex
13. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics to narrow and lengthen the aperture of (the lips) as for the articulation of a front vowel, such as (iː) in English see (siː)
14. the act or process of spreading; diffusion, dispersal, expansion, etc: the spread of the Christian religion .
15. (Aeronautics) informal the wingspan of an aircraft
16. an extent of space or time; stretch: a spread of 50 years .
17. (Agriculture) informal chiefly US and Canadian a ranch or relatively large tract of land
18. the limit of something fully extended: the spread of a bird's wings .
19. (Textiles) a covering for a table or bed
20. (Cookery) informal a large meal or feast, esp when it is laid out on a table
21. (Cookery) a food which can be spread on bread, etc: salmon spread .
22. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) two facing pages in a book or other publication
23. a widening of the hips and waist: middle-age spread .
a. the difference between the bid and offer prices quoted by a market maker
b. the excess of the price at which stock is offered for public sale over the price paid for the same stock by an underwriter
c. chiefly US a double option. Compare straddle 9
25. (Jewellery) jewellery the apparent size of a gemstone when viewed from above expressed in carats: a diamond with a spread of four carats .
26. extended or stretched out, esp to the fullest extent
27. (Jewellery) (of a gem) shallow and flat
a. (of the lips) forming a long narrow aperture
b. (of speech sounds) articulated with spread lips: ( iː ) in English "feel" is a spread vowel .
[Old English sprǣdan; related to Old High German spreiten to spread, Old Lithuanian sprainas stiff]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
1. to draw, stretch, or open out, esp. over a flat surface: Spread out the blanket.
2. to extend out; move apart: The bird spread its wings.
3. to distribute over an area of space or time: to spread seed on the ground.
4. to apply in a thin layer or coating: to spread butter on bread.
5. to extend as a covering: to spread the sheet over the bed.
6. to set or prepare (a table) for a meal.
7. to send out in various directions: to spread light.
8. to cause to become widely known; disseminate: to spread rumors.
9. to extend the aperture at (the lips) laterally, so as to reduce it vertically, in articulating a sound.
10. to become stretched out or extended; expand.
11. to become broadly distributed.
12. an act or instance of spreading.
13. expansion; diffusion: the spread of suspicion.
14. the extent of spreading: to measure the spread of branches.
a. the difference between the prices bid and asked of stock or a commodity.
b. a commodities market transaction in which the call price is set above and the put price below the current market quotation.
c. the difference between any two prices or rates for related costs.
17. a distance or range between two points.
19. an expanse of something: a spread of timber.
20. a cloth covering for a bed, table, or the like, esp. a bedspread.
21. Informal. an abundance of food set out on a table; feast.
22. a food preparation for spreading, as jam or peanut butter.
23. two facing pages, as of a book or newspaper.
a. an extensive display treatment of a topic in a newspaper or magazine.
b. an advertisement or story covering one or more pages.
25. landed property, as a farm or ranch.
26. (of a speech sound) pronounced with spread lips, as the vowel (ē) in tea.
spread oneself thin, to undertake too many projects simultaneously.
[1150–1200; Old English -sprǣdan, c. Old Saxon -spreidan, Old High German spreitan ]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Examples : spread of boughs, 1701; of canvas, 1691; of knowledge, 1805; of favours; of sail, 1840.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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change of location , travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
diffusion - the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
dispersion , scattering - spreading widely or driving off
invasion - (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"
irradiation - (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
radiation - the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"
dispersion , distribution - the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution"
diffuseness - the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume
margarine , marge , oleo , oleomargarine , margarin - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
condiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"
nut butter - ground nuts blended with a little butter
peanut butter - a spread made from ground peanuts
marshmallow fluff - a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy
onion butter - butter blended with minced onion
pimento butter - butter blended with mashed pimento
shrimp butter - butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells
lobster butter - butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells
cheese spread - spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings
anchovy butter - butter blended with mashed anchovies
fishpaste - a paste of fish or shellfish
garlic butter - butter seasoned with mashed garlic
miso - a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
hommos , hoummos , hummus , humous , humus - a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
pate - liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
tapenade - a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil
tahini - a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds
meal , repast - the food served and eaten at one time
page - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
center spread , centre spread - the spread at the center of a magazine
centerfold , centrefold - a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
girth - the distance around a person's body
bed clothing , bedclothes , bedding - coverings that are used on a bed
coverlet - a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
quilted bedspread - a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt
extension - act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"
circulation - the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
dispersal , dispersion , dissemination , diffusion - the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
strewing , scatter , scattering - the act of scattering
decentralisation , decentralization - the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
generalise , generalize - become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
metastasise , metastasize - spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved"
discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
strew , straw - spread by
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