Defenition of the word spread out
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Defenition of the word spread out
- To move outward (e.g. soldiers).
- To strew or distribute over an area.
- To set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series.
- move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
- move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
- extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
- strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
- set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series, as of houses in a long row
- turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"
- spread out or open from a folded state; "open the map"
- set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
- turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
- set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- move away from each other
- turn outward
- move outward
- extend in one or more directions
- strew or distribute over an area
Synonyms for the word spread out
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- diffuse
- disperse
- dissipate
- expand
- fan out
- open
- scatter
- splay
- spread
- string out
- turn out
- unfold
Hyponyms for the word spread out
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- aerosolise
- aerosolize
- birdlime
- bleed
- break
- bush out
- butterfly
- circumfuse
- creep
- dispread
- distribute
- divaricate
- exfoliate
- grass
- grow over
- lime
- mantle
- manure
- muck
- percolate
- run
- splay
- uncross
- volley
Hypernyms for the word spread out
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- arrange
- circulate
- distribute
- grow
- part
- pass around
- pass on
- separate
- set up
- split
- spread
- turn
- undo
Antonyms for the word spread out
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- contract
- fold
- fold up
- shrink
- turn up
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