• act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
• decorative cover for a bed
• farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the Spread between lending and borrowing costs"
• a haphazard distribution in all directions
• the expansion of a person''s girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged Spread"
• two facing pages of a book or other publication
• process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
• a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a Spread"
• a tasty mixture to be Spread on bread or crackers
• cause to become widely known; "Spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
• become widely known and passed on; "the rumor Spread"; "the story went around in the office"
• distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders Spread their language all over the country"
• become distributed or wideSpread; "the infection Spread"; "Optimism Spread among the population"
• Spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "Spread your arms"
• distribute over a surface in a layer; "Spread cheese on a piece of bread"
• cover by Spreading something over; "Spread the bread with cheese"
• move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
• strew or distribute over an area; "He Spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
• Spread across or over; "A big oil spot Spread across the water"
• distributed or Spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are Spread throughout Europe"
• fully extended in width; "outSpread wings"; "with arms Spread wide"
• prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table Spread with food"

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