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   spread

   /sprɛd/

   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: "Bobby spread his arms wide"
   • 2. extend over a large or increasing area: "rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day" 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 an area: "volcanic eruptions spread dust high into the stratosphere" Similar scatterstrewdisperseliterary:bestrew
   • ▪ gradually reach or cause to reach a wider area or more people: "the violence spread from the city centre to the suburbs" Similar disseminatecirculatepass onput aboutcommunicatediffusemake 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 Kuala Lumpur"
   • ▪ distribute 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: "a tub of unsalted butter that spreads so well"
   • 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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   Synonyms for SPREAD: disseminate, propagate, circulate, broadcast, transmit, impart, dispense, diffuse; Antonyms of SPREAD: hold (in), hide, conceal, obscure, veil, secrete, mask, contain.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › spreadSPREAD - 152 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   TO PUT SOMETHING OVER SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. I spread peanut butter on my bread. Synonyms and examples. cover. I covered her with a blanket to keep her warm. smother something in/ with something. The chicken was absolutely smothered in butter sauce. coat. Coat the cherries in chocolate. plaster. informal.

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   Another way to say Spread? Synonyms for Spread (other words and phrases for Spread).

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusSPREAD Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

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   Synonyms for SPREAD in English: open (out), extend, stretch, unfold, sprawl, unfurl, fan out, unroll, extend, open, ….

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   What's the definition of Spread in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Spread meaning and usage.

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   spread - WordReference thesaurus: synonyms, discussion and more. All Free.

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   Synonyms for SPREAD: dispersed, expanded, extended, opened, unfurled, contagious, sown, diffuse, scattered; Antonyms for SPREAD: restricted, narrowed, restrained, gather, fold-up, close, collect, compress, close.

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   What is another word for spread? Synonyms for spread. sprɛd spread. This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word spread. Wiktionary Rate these synonyms: 4.5 / 2 votes. spread noun. Synonyms: circulate, put about, propagate, disseminate, straddle. spread noun.

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    verb. spread across or over. “A big oil spot spread across the water” synonyms: overspread. see more.

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    Synonyms for SPREADS: disseminates, propagates, circulates, broadcasts, imparts, transmits, dispenses, diffuses; Antonyms of SPREADS: holds (in), hides, conceals, obscures, masks, secretes, contains, restricts.