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spread over
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | spread over - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"coverflood - cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"bloody - cover with blood; "bloody your hands"mist, mist over - become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over"adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"glaciate - cover with ice or snow or a glacier; "the entire area was glaciated"strew - cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground"grass over, grass - cover with grasscake, coat - form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"drown, submerge, overwhelm - cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"mantle - cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"cloak, robe, clothe, drape - cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"blanket - form a blanket-like cover (over)carpet - form a carpet-like cover (over)smother - form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"shroud - form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle" |
spread over
spread over (someone or something)1. To move across and cover someone or something. Dark clouds spread over the sky and blotted out the sun. A nasty-looking looking rash has started spreading over his back.2. To distribute something across or cause something to cover someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "spread" and "over." She spread the blanket over the sleeping child. We'll need to spread weed killer over the entire field.3. Of a condition or state, to envelop or engulf someone or something. Fear spread over the land after the tyrannical dictator seized control. Panic began spreading over me as I remembered that my test was in a few short hours.4. To cause some condition or state to envelop or engulf someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "spread" and "over." The war has spread violence and famine over the entire region. It's all part of their plan to spread distrust and paranoia over the country.See also: over, spreadspread something over someone or somethingto cause something to cover or be distributed over someone or something. The cloud spread its shadow over everyone at the picnic. We spread fertilizer over the prepared ground. He spread the work over a few weeks.See also: over, spreadspread over someone or something[for something] to cover someone or something gradually. The shade slowly spread over the picnickers. Dusk spread its final shadows over the land.See also: over, spreadspread over
Synonyms for spread oververb form a cover overSynonymsRelated Words- flood
- bloody
- mist
- mist over
- adjoin
- contact
- touch
- meet
- glaciate
- strew
- grass over
- grass
- cake
- coat
- cover
- drown
- submerge
- overwhelm
- mantle
- cloak
- robe
- clothe
- drape
- blanket
- carpet
- smother
- shroud
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