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When something is spread, it's stretched or extended as far as it can go. It's a beautiful sight to see a bald eagle spread its wings and fly.

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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.

Noun
act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

Noun
decorative cover for a bed

Noun
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

Noun
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"

Noun
a haphazard distribution in all directions

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

Noun
two facing pages of a book or other publication

Noun
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

Noun
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"

Noun
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers

Verb
cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

Verb
become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

Verb
distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

Verb
become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

Verb
spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

Verb
distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread"

Verb
cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"

Verb
move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

Verb
strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"

Verb
spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

Adjective S.
distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"

Adjective S.
fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide"

Adjective S.
prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food"


imp. & p. p.
of Spread

v. t.
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.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to spread a disease.

v. t.
To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance.

v. t.
To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure; to spread lime on the ground.

v. t.
To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to spread a table.

v. i.
To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand.

v. i.
To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals spread with difficulty.

v. i.
To be made known more extensively, as news.

v. i.
To be propagated from one to another; as, the disease spread into all parts of the city.

n.
Extent; compass.

n.
Expansion of parts.

n.
A cloth used as a cover for a table or a bed.

n.
A table, as spread or furnished with a meal; hence, an entertainment of food; a feast.

n.
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.

n.
An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.


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


Spread

Spread , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spread; p. pr. & vb. n. Spreading.] [OE. spreden, AS. spr'91dan; akin to D. spreiden, spreijen, LG. spreden, spreen, spreien, G. spreiten, Dan. sprede, Sw. sprida. Cf. Spray water flying in drops.] 1. 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.
He bought a parcel of a field where he had spread his tent.
Here the Rhone Hath spread himself a couch.
2. 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.
Rose, as in a dance, the stately trees, and spread Their branches hung with copious fruit.
3. 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.
They, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
4. To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to spread a disease. 5. To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance. 6. To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure; to spread lime on the ground. 7. To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to spread a table.
Boiled the flesh, and spread the board.
To sprad cloth, to unfurl sail. [Obs.] Evelyn. Syn. -- To diffuse; propogate; disperse; publish; distribute; scatter; circulate; disseminate; dispense.

Spread

Spread, v. i. 1. To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand.
Plants, if they spread much, are seldom tall.
Govrnor Winthrop, and his associates at Charlestown, had for a church a large, spreading tree.
2. To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals spread with difficulty. 3. To be made known more extensively, as news. 4. To be propagated from one to another; as, the disease spread into all parts of the city. Shak.

Spread

Spread, n. 1. Extent; compass.
I have got a fine spread of improvable land.
2. Expansion of parts.
No flower hath spread like that of the woodbine.
3. A cloth used as a cover for a table or a bed. 4. A table, as spread or furnished with a meal; hence, an entertainment of food; a feast. [Colloq.] 5. 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. [Broker's Cant] 6. (Geom.) An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.

Spread

Spread, imp. & p. p. of Spread, v. Spread eagle. (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the United States. (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended; often met as a device upon military ornaments, and the like. (c) (Her.) An eagle displayed; an eagle with the wings and legs extended on each side of the body, as in the double-headed eagle of Austria and Russia. See Displayed, 2.

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.

To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand.

Extent; compass.

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

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Usage Examples

In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another.

After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending the structural daring with minimal visual elaboration.

As soon as you judge communication a little more rigorously, there is a possibility that the message will not be democratized. I have to say what I believe to be right. I have to spread out the statement among all the means of expression available to us at present.

I ain't scared to do another dating show, but I ain't really trying to. I want to do a talk show or something. I've done enough dating on television. I'm ready to spread my wings, and go down other avenues.

Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is.

But I, being poor, have only my dreams I have spread my dreams under your feet Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I just hope I can spread some of the happiness that's been coming my way.

If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in retrospect, more should have been done to prepare for cholera... which can spread like wildfire in Haiti... This was a big rebuke to all of us working in public health and health care in Haiti.

In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions.

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

I am trying to walk a tightrope trying to keep the DJ community happy while trying to spread the message about dance music to more people. That is the mission that I am on.

I've teamed up with PetSmart Charities to celebrate the five million homeless pets who've found homes through their in-store adoption centers, and to spread the word about how we can work together to save millions more pets' lives and, ultimately, end pet homelessness.

Christianity is usually called a religion. As a religion it has had a wider geographic spread and is more deeply rooted among more peoples than any other religion in the history of mankind.

If you have a vaccine or an antidote that people can benefit from, you're not going to want to keep it to yourself. You're going to want to spread that wisdom or whatever to as many people as you can, so everybody can benefit from it.

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