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verb
- 1. open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length: "I spread a towel on the sand and sat down" Similar Opposite
- 2. extend over a large or increasing area: "rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day" Similar
noun
- 1. the fact or process of spreading over an area: "warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease" Similar
- 2. the extent, width, or area covered by something: "the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet" Similar
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SPREAD definition: 1. to cover or reach a wider or increasing area, or to make something do this: 2. to affect more…. Learn more.
1. a. : to open or expand over a larger area. spread out the map. b. : to stretch out : extend. spread its wings for flight. 2. a. : to distribute over an area. spread fertilizer. b. : to distribute over a period or among a group. spread the work over a few weeks. c. : to apply on a surface. spread butter on bread.
the spread of an elastic material. a distance or range, as between two points or dates: The long-distance movers planned a five-day spread between pickup and delivery. a stretch, expanse, or extent of something: a spread of timber. a cloth covering for a bed, table, or the like, especially a bedspread.
Definition of spread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
an extensive, varied treatment of a subject, consisting primarily either of a number of cuts (picture spread or photo spread) or of a major story and several supplementary stories, usually extending across three or more columns
SPREAD definition: 1. to arrange something so that it covers a large area: 2. to arrange for something to happen over…. Learn more.
vb, spreads, spreading or spread. 1. to extend or unfold or be extended or unfolded to the fullest width: she spread the map on the table. 2. to extend or cause to extend over a larger expanse of space or time: the milk spread all over the floor; the political unrest spread over several years.