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fan out ThesaurusVerb | 1.fan out - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"diffuse, spread out, spreadspread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"percolate - spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"creep - grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"bleed, run - be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run"mantle - spread over a surface, like a mantle |
fan 1verbTo move or arrange so as to cover a larger area.Also used with out:expand, extend, open (out or up), outstretch, spread, stretch, unfold, unroll.fan out
fan out1. To spread out over a certain area. Fan out and search the entire neighborhood!2. To spread something out. Fan out all the pages so that I can figure out what's missing.See also: fan, outfan something outto spread something out so that all parts can be seen better. (As one opens a wood and paper fan.) Todd fanned the cards out so we could see which ones he held. He fanned out the cards.See also: fan, outfan out (from some place)to spread outward from a particular area. The paths seem to fan out from the wide trail that starts at the house. The trails fanned out and soon we were all separated.See also: fan, outfan outFig. to spread out over a wide area. The searchers fanned out, looking for the child lost in the woods. Let's fan out and search a wider area.See also: fan, outfan outv.1. To move or project outward from a central source or point: The troops landed on the beachhead and fanned out.2. To lay out or place something in a fanlike shape: I fanned the cards out on the table. They fanned out the photos on the desk so we could see them.See also: fan, outfan out
fan outTo direct one signal into multiple receivers. See port multiplier.fan out Related to fan out: Propagation delaySynonyms for fan outverb move outwardSynonymsRelated Words- spread
- distribute
- percolate
- creep
- bleed
- run
- mantle
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