Adjective spread out has 1 sense
- fanned, spread-out - especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards"
Antonym: concentrated (indirect, via distributed)
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Verb spread out has 7 senses
- diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
--1 is one way to spread, distribute
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- string out, spread out - set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"
--2 is one way to arrange, set up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- spread, scatter, spread out - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
--3 is one way to circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- expand, spread out - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
--4 is one way to grow
Sample sentences:
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Something is ----ing PP
- 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"
--5 is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something
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- disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
--6 is one way to separate, part, split
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- unfold, spread, spread out, open - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
--7 is one way to undo
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something PP
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