spread

Meanings

• process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
• farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
• a haphazard distribution in all directions
• a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
• a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
  • "they put out quite a spread"
• two facing pages of a book or other publication
• the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
  • "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"
• decorative cover for a bed
• act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
• 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 across or over
  • "A big oil spot spread across the water"
• spread out or open from a closed or folded state
  • "spread your arms"
• cause to become widely known
  • "spread information"
• become widely known and passed on
  • "the rumor spread"
• strew or distribute over an area
  • "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"
• move outward
• cover by spreading something over
  • "spread the bread with cheese"
• distribute over a surface in a layer
  • "spread cheese on a piece of bread"
• distributed or spread over a considerable extent
  • "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"
• prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
  • "a table spread with food"
• fully extended in width
  • "outspread wings"
  • "with arms spread wide"

Synonyms

banquet, bed cover, bed covering, bedcover, bedspread, broadcast, cattle farm, cattle ranch, circularise, circularize, circulate, counterpane, diffuse, disperse, dispersed, disseminate, distribute, facing pages, fan out, feast, gap, go around, open, outspread, overspread, pass around, paste, propagate, ranch, scatter, spread head, spread out, spreadhead, spreading, unfold