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   Spread

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   verb

   • 1. open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length: "I spread a towel on the sand and sat down" Similar lay outopen outunfurlunrollroll outshake outstraighten outfan outstretch outextendliterary:outspreadOpposite fold up
   • ▪ stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart: "the swan spread its wings"
   • 2. extend over a large or increasing area: "she stood at the window looking at the town spread out below" Similar growincreaseescalateadvancedevelopbroadenexpandwidenproliferatemushroommetastasize
   • ▪ (of a group of people) move apart so as to cover a wider area: "the Marines spread out across the docks"
   • ▪ distribute or disperse (something) over a certain area: "volcanic eruptions spread dust high into the stratosphere" Similar scatterstrewdisperseliterary:bestrew
   • ▪ gradually reach or cause to reach a larger and larger area or more and more people: "the violence spread from the city to the suburbs" Similar disseminatecirculatepass onput aroundcommunicatediffusemake publicmake knownpurveybroadcastpublicizepropagatepromulgaterepeatliterary:bruit about/abroadOpposite suppress
   • ▪ (of people, animals, or plants) become distributed over a large or larger area: "the owls have spread as far north as Yellowknife"
   • ▪ distribute (something) in a specified way: "you can spread the payments over as long a period as you like"
   • 3. apply (a substance) to an object or surface in an even layer: "he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant" Similar smeardaubplasterslatherlatherapplyputsmoothrub
   • ▪ cover (a surface) with a substance in an even layer: "spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise" Similar covercoatlayerdaubsmotherbutter
   • ▪ be able to be applied in an even layer: "the whipped butter spreads easily"
   • 4. lay (a table) for a meal. archaic

   noun

   • 1. the fact or process of spreading over an area: "warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease" Similar expansionproliferationextensiongrowthmushroomingincreaseescalationbuildoutadvanceadvancementdevelopmentdisseminationdiffusiontransmissionpropagation
   • 2. the extent, width, or area covered by something: "the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet" Similar spanwidthextentstretchreach
   • ▪ the wingspan of a bird: "the red-tailed hawk has a four-and-a-half-foot spread"
   • ▪ an expanse or amount of something: "the green spread of the park" Similar expanseareasweepstretch
   • ▪ a large farm or ranch. North American
   • 3. the range or variety of something: "a wide spread of ages" Similar rangespanspectrumsweepvariety
   • ▪ the difference between two rates or prices: "the very narrow spread between borrowing and deposit rates"
   • ▪ short for point spread
   • 4. a soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food: "low-fat spreads"
   • 5. an article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages: "a double-page spread"
   • 6. a large and impressively elaborate meal: informal "his mother laid on a huge spread" Similar large/elaborate mealfeastbanquetrepastinformal:blowoutnosh
   • 7. a bedspread: North American "a patchwork spread" Similar bedspreadbedcovercovercoverletthrowafghaneiderdowncomforterdated:counterpane

   Word Origin Old English-sprǣdan (used in combinations), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spreiden and German spreiten.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spreadable adjective

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   What does spread mean in English?

   • espalhar, propagar, estender… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SPREAD meaning: 1. to arrange something so that it covers a large area: 2. to arrange for something to happen over…. Learn more.

   SPREAD | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   What does geographical spread mean?

   • [countable, usually singular] spread (of something) the area that something exists in or happens in The company has a good geographical spread of hotels in this country. The current survey will have a wider geographical spread. [countable, usually singular] spread (of something) how wide something is or the area that something covers

   spread noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

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   What is spread & how does it work?

   • SPREAD is a digital platform that contains disparate elements and could contain even more. Taking Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1986 essay “The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction'' as inspiration, SPREAD attempts to gather heterogeneous materials that will unfold and tell particular “stories.”

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   What is a spread in printing?

   • A spread is the joining of two facing pages that are created to work as a unit in a double-sided document. A spread also refers to the inner panels of a brochure.

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3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionspread verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [intransitive, transitive] to cover, or to make something cover, a larger and larger area. There is no evidence that the cancer has spread. + adv./prep. The fire rapidly spread to adjoining buildings. Water began to spread across the floor. A smile spread slowly across her face. Allow plenty of space for this plant as its roots spread widely.

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   Spread definition: to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).. See examples of SPREAD used in a sentence.

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   SPREAD meaning: 1. to arrange something so that it covers a large area: 2. to arrange for something to happen over…. Learn more.

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   [uncountable] an increase in the amount or number of something that there is, or in the area that is affected by something. measures to halt the spread of the disease. to prevent/stop the spread of something. One disadvantage is the company's lack of geographical spread.

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   1. a. : to open or expand over a larger area. spread out the map. b. : to stretch out : extend. spread its wings for flight. 2. a. : to distribute over an area. spread fertilizer. b. : to distribute over a period or among a group. spread the work over a few weeks. c. : to apply on a surface. spread butter on bread.

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   Apr 26, 2024 · ( transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space. [from 13th c.] He spread his newspaper on the table. ( transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]

9. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishspread - Definition in English - bab.la

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   UK /sprɛd/ verb Word forms: (past and past participle) spread 1. (with object) open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length I spread a towel on the sand and sat down she helped Colin to spread out the map stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart (with object and complement) Bobby ...