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Definition of 'Spread'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) spread
to draw, stretch, or open out, esp. over a flat surface:
Spread out the blanket.

2.  spread
to extend out; move apart:
The bird spread its wings.

3.  spread
to distribute over an area of space or time:
to spread seed on the ground.

4.  spread
to apply in a thin layer or coating:
to spread butter on bread.

5.  spread
to extend as a covering:
to spread the sheet over the bed.

6.  spread
to set or prepare (a table) for a meal.

7.  spread
to send out in various directions:
to spread light.

8.  spread
to cause to become widely known; disseminate:
to spread rumors.

9.  spread
to extend the aperture at (the lips) laterally, so as to reduce it vertically, in articulating a sound.

10. (v.i.) spread
to become stretched out or extended; expand.

11.  spread
to become broadly distributed.

12. (n.) spread
an act or instance of spreading.

13.  spread
expansion; diffusion:
the spread of suspicion.

14.  spread
the extent of spreading:
to measure the spread of branches.

15.  spread
the difference between the prices bid and asked of stock or a commodity.

16.  spread
a commodities market transaction in which the call price is set above and the put price below the current market quotation.

17.  spread
the difference between any two prices or rates for related costs.

18.  spread
capacity for spreading.

19.  spread
a distance or range between two points.

20.  spread
an expanse of something:
a spread of timber.

21.  spread
a cloth covering for a bed, table, or the like, esp. a bedspread.

22.  spread
Informal. an abundance of food set out on a table; feast.

23.  spread
a food preparation for spreading, as jam or peanut butter.

24.  spread
two facing pages, as of a book or newspaper.

25.  spread
an extensive display treatment of a topic in a newspaper or magazine.

26.  spread
an advertisement or story covering one or more pages.

27.  spread
landed property, as a farm or ranch.

28. (adj.) spread
(of a speech sound) pronounced with spread lips, as the vowel (ē) in
tea.

Definition of 'Spread'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) spread, spreading
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

2. (noun) gap, spread
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
"gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"

3. (noun) ranch, spread, cattle ranch, cattle farm
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

4. (noun) scatter, spread
a haphazard distribution in all directions

5. (noun) spread, paste
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

6. (noun) banquet, feast, spread
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
"a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"

7. (noun) spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pages
two facing pages of a book or other publication

8. (noun) spread
the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
"she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"

9. (noun) bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread
decorative cover for a bed

10. (adj) spread, spreading
act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

11. (adj) dispersed, spread
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
"has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"

12. (adj) spread
prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
"a table spread with food"

13. (verb) outspread, spread
fully extended in width
"outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide"

14. (verb) spread, distribute
distribute or disperse widely
"The invaders spread their language all over the country"

15. (verb) spread, propagate
become distributed or widespread
"the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

16. (verb) spread, overspread
spread across or over
"A big oil spot spread across the water"

17. (verb) unfold, spread, spread out, open
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
"open the map"; "spread your arms"

18. (verb) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

19. (verb) go around, spread, circulate
become widely known and passed on
"the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

20. (verb) spread, scatter, spread out
strew or distribute over an area
"He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"

21. (verb) diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out
move outward
"The soldiers fanned out"

22. (verb) spread
cover by spreading something over
"spread the bread with cheese"

23. (verb) spread
distribute over a surface in a layer
"spread cheese on a piece of bread"

Definition of 'Spread'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) spread
to affect or cause to affect more people, a larger area, etc.
The fire spread rapidly.; insects that spread the virus to humans; Fear began to spread throughout Europe.; She's spreading rumors again.

2.  spread
to exist or be present across a large area, or to cause to exist or be present
Free health clinics are spread across the country.; Bees spread the pollen among the flowers.

3.  spread
to push a soft substance across a surface to create a thin layer
Spread some butter on the toast.

4.  spread
(of a soft substance) to be able to be pushed across a surface in a thin layer
The glue spreads easily.

5.  spread
to unfold and make flat
She spread the tablecloth over the table.

6.  spread
to open your arms or legs wide
She spread her arms to hug them.

7.  spread
a soft food that can be spread
a butter-like spread

Definition of 'Spread'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Spread
extent; compass

2. (noun) Spread
expansion of parts

3. (noun) Spread
a cloth used as a cover for a table or a bed

4. (noun) Spread
a table, as spread or furnished with a meal; hence, an entertainment of food; a feast

5. (noun) Spread
a privilege which one person buys of another, of demanding certain shares of stock at a certain price, or of delivering the same shares of stock at another price, within a time agreed upon

6. (noun) Spread
an unlimited expanse of discontinuous points

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8. Spread
imp. & p. p. of Spread, v

9. (verb) Spread
to extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent; to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a tent or a sail

10. (verb) Spread
to extend so as to cover something; to extend to a great or grater extent in every direction; to cause to fill or cover a wide or wider space

11. (verb) Spread
to divulge; to publish, as news or fame; to cause to be more extensively known; to disseminate; to make known fully; as, to spread a report; -- often acompanied by abroad

12. (verb) Spread
to propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to spread a disease

13. (verb) Spread
to diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance

14. (verb) Spread
to strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure; to spread lime on the ground

15. (verb) Spread
to prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to spread a table

16. (verb) Spread
to extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand

17. (verb) Spread
to be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals spread with difficulty

18. (verb) Spread
to be made known more extensively, as news

19. (verb) Spread
to be propagated from one to another; as, the disease spread into all parts of the city

Translation of 'Spread'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) go (often more widely or more thinly) over a surface She spread honey thickly on her toast.
Afrikaans: smeer	Arabic: يَرُش	Bulgarian: мажа
Brazilian: espalhar(-se)	Czech: rozetřít	German: streichen
Danish: smøre	Greek: απλώνω, απλώνομαι	Estonian: (peale) määrima, võidma
Farsi: گسترش يافتن	Finnish: levitä	French: étaler
Hebrew: לִמרוֹחַ	Hindi: फैलाना, फैलना	Croatian: mazati, prekriti
Hungarian: ken	Indonesian: mengoleskan	Icelandic: dreifa, smyrja
Italian: spalmare	Japanese: 塗る	Korean: 펴다
Lithuanian: tepti	Latvian: uzziest	Malay: menyapukan
Dutch: smeren	Norwegian: spre, smøre, bre utover	Polish: pokrywać, smarować
Portuguese: espalhar(-se)	Romanian: a unge	Russian: размазывать(ся)
Slovak: natrieť, potrieť	Slovenian: namazati	Serbian: razmazati
Swedish: breda (sprida) ut	Thai: ทำให้กระจาย	Turkish: sürmek
Taiwanese: 使伸展，使延伸	Ukrainian: розмазувати	Urdu: کسی شے کو پھیلانا، پھیلنا
Vietnamese: giăng, bày ra	Chinese: 伸开，展开，伸展
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