Search Result:spread out
Overview of verb spread_out
The verb spread out has 7 senses
- diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out -- (move outward; "The soldiers fanned out")
- string out, spread out -- (set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row")
- spread, scatter, spread out -- (strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table")
- expand, spread out -- (extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands")
- turn out, splay, spread out, rotate -- (turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees")
- disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out -- (move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";)
- unfold, spread, spread out, open -- (spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms")
Overview of adj spread_out
The adj spread-out has 1 sense
- fanned, spread-out -- (especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards")