spread out English

Meaning spread out meaning

What does spread out mean?

spread out

— verb (= fan out) move outward The soldiers fanned out

— verb (= string out) set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series the houses were strung out in a long row

— verb (= expand) extend in one or more directions The dough expands

— verb (= spread, scatter) strew or distribute over an area He spread fertilizer over the lawn scatter cards across the table

— verb (= splay, rotate) turn outward These birds can splay out their toes ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees

— verb (= spread, open) spread out or open from a closed or folded state open the map spread your arms

— verb (= disperse, scatter) move away from each other The crowds dispersed The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached

Synonyms spread out synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as spread out?

spread out English » English

spread

unfold

extend

open

expand

lay out

unroll

stretch out

scatter

diffuse

stretch

extended

fan out

disperse

unfurl

splay

smear

roll out

open out

expanded

broad

widespread

widen

unwrap

turn out

stretched out

spread-eagle

sprawl

rotate

open up

increase

grease

flare

enlarge

dissipate

deploy

apply

anoint

tauten

string out

step up

spread on

spill over

space out

sow

separate

scattered

reach

radiate

mince

Topics spread out topics

What do people use spread out to talk about?

Physical actions Arrange Gather

Separate, scatter

• What words refer to separating or scattering things?
  separate separation scatter disperse dispersion dispersal spread out spray move apart move away from each other put space between to space (things) space out place at intervals divide division blow apart distribute sow strew sift
• What words describe things that have been scattered?
  be scattered thrown apart resettled thinly spread spread out far flung flung dispersed

Physical actions Arrange

Multiple things moving

• What words refer to more than one thing moving away from each other?
  disperse thin out melt away break up spread out diverge permeate