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spread /spred/ transitive verb (pat and pap spread)- To cause to extend more widely or more thinly
- To scatter or disseminate abroad or in all directions
- To stretch
- To extend, esp over a surface
- To apply (a soft substance) by smoothing it over a surface
- To open out so as to cover a wider surface
- To force apart
- To overlay
- To set with provisions, as a table
intransitive verb- To extend or expand
- To be extended or stretched
- To become bigger or fatter
- To open out
- To go or be forced further apart
- To unfold
- To be capable of being spread
- To be propagated, circulated or disseminated
noun- Extent
- Compass
- Reach
- Expanse
- An expanded surface
- The act or degree of spreading
- An expansion
- The process of becoming bigger or fatter
- An array of food, a feast
- Anything for spreading on bread
- A cover, esp a bedcover
- A ranch (N American)
- A double page, ie two facing pages (printing)
- A large property with grounds (informal)
- The gap between the bid and offer price of shares (stock exchange)
- The anticipated winning margin in a sporting event (gambling)
adjective- Extended
- (of sounds) made with the lips stretched sideways (phonetics)
- (of a gemstone) flat and shallow
ORIGIN: OE sprǣdan; Du spreiden, Ger spreiten spreadˈable adjective spreadˈer noun - A machine for spreading bulk materials, eg manure spreader
- A spatula or similar implement for spreading, eg butter, paint, etc
- A device for spreading and keeping apart parallel objects, eg rails, electric wires
- Someone who, or something that, spreads
spreadˈing noun and adjective spreadˈingly adverb spread betting noun A form of gambling in which people stake money on whether the numerical outcome of an event will be higher or lower than a stated amount spread eagle noun - A heraldic eagle with the wings and legs stretched out, the emblem of the USA
- (anything adopting or placed in) a position in which the limbs are stretched out
- A skating figure
spreadˈ-eagle adjective - In, or adopting, the position of a spread eagle
- Bombastic, boastful, and frothy, esp in American patriotism
transitive verb - To tie up with outstretched limbs
- To spread out
- To outrun
intransitive verb - To cut, do or make, spread eagles
- To lie, fall, etc with outstretched limbs
- To talk in spread-eagle strain
spread-eaˈgleism noun spread-eaˈglewise adverb spreadˈ-over noun - An act of spreading out
- An elastic distribution of working hours
spreadˈsheet or spreadsheet program noun (computing) A program with which data, formatted in rows and columns of cells, can be viewed on a screen and manipulated to make projections, calculations, etc spread a plate (horse-racing) (of a horse) to lose a shoe or racing plate, esp before or during a race spread oneself too thin To attempt so many tasks at once that none is done satisfactorily spread one's wings - To try one's powers or capabilities
- To increase the area of one's activities
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