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spread

/sprɛd

verb (past and past participle spread)

1 [with object] Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length: I spread a towel on the sand and sat down she helped Colin to spread out the map...

During such occasions it is usually the flag dancer who handles the flag or explains it in the presence of others in the company, who may help him spread it out.

Synonyms

lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out, shake out;

straighten out, fan out;

stretch out, extend

literary outspread

1.1Stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart: [with object and complement]: Bobby spread his arms wide...

And both men, talking to Marion, make a long, strong movement with their hands - Sam spreads both arms wide to agree with her, Norman's right arm will reach to a small, stuffed, nocturnal bird.
At times, Adamma leapt up in the air with knees still bent and spread her arms wide.
To make a roll, spread the fingers of the opposite hand wide apart and make them rigid.

2 [no object, with adverbial] Extend over a large or increasing area: rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day...

Belly hair spreads over the area between belly-button and top pants button.
This invasive weed from southeast Asia covers more than 7 million U.S. acres and spreads across about 120,000 more each year.
Disease then develops in the stalk and rapidly spreads up the stalk and into the leaves.

Synonyms

grow, increase, escalate, advance, develop, broaden, expand, widen, proliferate, mushroom;

Medicine metastasize

2.1 (spread out) (Of a group of people) move apart so as to cover a wider area: the Marines spread out across the docks...

Poignantly stated and played, the two guitarists spread out and cover the space.
The fleet spreads out over the sea and orders are given to raise the anchors and run the sails up the masts.
Each member of the family spreads out into the community where they encounter other people that are equally unhappy.

2.2 [with object and adverbial] Distribute or disperse (something) over an area: volcanic eruptions spread dust high into the stratosphere...

‘The wider the coverage, the less light the bulb projects because you are spreading the same amount of output over a larger area,’ explained Scott.
Frequently observed in connection with cabin groups is a tendency to spread the effects of their presence over a needlessly large area.
The living quarters and studio spaces are spread around these two main parts.

Synonyms

scatter, strew, disperse

literary bestrew

2.3Gradually reach or cause to reach a wider area or more people: [no object]: the violence spread from the city centre to the suburbs [with object]: she’s always spreading rumours...

There is merely an earnest desire to spread some Yuletide fun and to tell a straightforward story of devotion, determination, and delight.
I just think it really spreads the word for our designs.
Already people are volunteering to work with him on it, and once word spreads it seems likely that Johnnie will have more cast and crew than he knows what to do with.

Synonyms

disseminate, circulate, pass on, put about, communicate, diffuse, make public, make known, purvey, broadcast, publicize, propagate, promulgate;

repeat

literary bruit about/abroad

2.4(Of people, animals, or plants) become distributed over a large or larger area: the owls have spread as far north as Kuala Lumpur...

Such corridors allow links between ecologically protected areas, so that plants and animals can spread from one to another and form a network.
He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough.
In tact, climbing fern is spreading so rapidly that it's now the state's worst invasive weed.

2.5 [with object and adverbial] Distribute in a specified way: you can spread the payments over as long a period as you like...

In fairness, he spreads his venom equally between her and the other subjects of his book.
Splitting the gig up into an acoustic and an electric set gave them the opportunity to spread the gig over two hours.

3 [with object and adverbial] Apply (a substance) to an object or surface in an even layer: he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant...

The 3D printer spreads one thin layer of powder over the print bed, then passes over the powder just as an inkjet printer head passes over paper.

Synonyms

smear, daub, plaster, slather, lather, apply, put;

smooth, rub

3.1Cover (a surface) with a substance in an even layer: spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise

Synonyms

cover, coat, layer, daub, smother;

butter

3.2 [no object, with adverbial] Be able to be applied in an even layer: a tub of unsalted butter that spreads so well...

New Land O'Lakes Spreadable Butter with Canola oil is ready to spread right out of the refrigerator, with no need to soften.

4 [with object] archaic Lay (a table) for a meal.On November 25, 2003, we sat down with family and friends around a table spread with food we grew and said thanks.

noun

1 [mass noun] The fact or process of spreading over an area: the spread of AIDS the spread of the urban population into rural areas...

By a skilful use of maps and charts the author traces the development and spread of various religious movements, from the early Spanish Franciscans to the latest absurd creation.
For decades, the UN has led efforts to control the development and spread of such weapons.
With the emergence and spread of AIDS in Japan in the 1980s, insensitivity toward gay men heightened.

Synonyms

expansion, proliferation, extension, growth, mushrooming, increase, escalation, buildout, advance, advancement, development;

dissemination, diffusion, transmission, propagation

2The extent, width, or area covered by something: the male’s antlers can attain a spread of six feet...

The planting hole should be larger than the spread of the root mass.

Synonyms

span, width, extent, stretch, reach

2.1The wingspan of a bird: the red-tailed hawk has a four-and-a-half-foot spread

2.2An expanse or amount of something: the green spread of the park

Synonyms

expanse, area, sweep, stretch

3The range or variety of something: a wide spread of ages...

Maybe that means greater audience spread and fewer must-see shows.
Faces in the Crowd offers a wonderfully various and intelligently chosen spread of images.

Synonyms

range, span, spectrum, sweep;

variety

3.1The difference between two rates or prices: the very narrow spread between borrowing and deposit rates...

Fluctuations in price spreads suggest relative variation in consumer demand and cattle supply entering the food chain.
Financial industry debt spreads were widening meaningfully as well.
The study will look at retail prices, price spreads and movement of livestock markets.

3.2 short for point spread.

4A soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food: low-fat spreads [mass noun]: cheese spread...

Several others are use patents for direct incorporation into human foods as ingredients or spreads.
The cheese might be intended for individual slices, blocks or loaves for shredding, spreads, sauces, fillings, pastes or as industrial food ingredients.
In the spreads category, Lactoprot is developing upscale, high-end flavor profiles with cheese spreads in flavor combinations such as pepper and bacon or cheddar and smoked turkey.

5An article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages: a double-page spread...

Running as part of an extensive magazine spread, the newspaper speculated that Foster was about to become Britain's first sidewalk surfing tycoon.
The book dummies, storyboards, jacket covers, and double page spreads were proudly displayed, still smelling strongly of glue and fixatives.
And then we see Double Game's final two pages: a color spread of Calle's smile.

6 informal A large and impressively elaborate meal: his mother laid on a huge spread...

Fiftyish, 350-pound art dealers in suits ‘eat’ huge banquet spreads, gorging themselves with the sloppy abandon of famished Vikings, only to discover the food is merely a hallucination.
The organizer of the event promises laughter and ‘a good spread of food and drink.’
Yes, she's gone to an awful lot of trouble to assemble all your favourite people and prepare a lavish spread.

Synonyms

large/elaborate meal, feast, banquet, repast

informal blowout, nosh

7North American A large farm or ranch.

8North American A bedspread: a patchwork spread...

She covered his body with the chenille spread and went inside to phone the undertaker.

Synonyms

bedspread, bedcover, cover, coverlet, throw, afghan;

British eiderdown;

North American comforter

dated counterpane

Phrases

spread like wildfire

spread oneself too thin

spread one's wings

Derivatives

spreadable

adjective ...

It was flavoursome without being heavy and spreadable without being too soft, said my dining partner.
In natural peanut butter, some of the peanut oil rises to the top of the jar, and stirring it back in does more than make the peanut butter creamy and spreadable.
This spreadable cheese is cured in crocks and used like butter.

Origin

Old English -sprǣdan (used in combinations), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spreiden and German spreiten.

单词	spread
释义	spread /sprɛd / verb (past and past participle spread) 1 [with object] Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length: I spread a towel on the sand and sat down she helped Colin to spread out* the map... During such occasions it is usually the flag dancer who handles the flag or explains it in the presence of others in the company, who may help him spread it out. Synonyms lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out, shake out; straighten out, fan out; stretch out, extend literary* outspread 1.1Stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart: [with object and complement]: Bobby spread his arms wide... And both men, talking to Marion, make a long, strong movement with their hands - Sam spreads both arms wide to agree with her, Norman's right arm will reach to a small, stuffed, nocturnal bird. At times, Adamma leapt up in the air with knees still bent and spread her arms wide. To make a roll, spread the fingers of the opposite hand wide apart and make them rigid. 2 [no object, with adverbial] Extend over a large or increasing area: rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day... Belly hair spreads over the area between belly-button and top pants button. This invasive weed from southeast Asia covers more than 7 million U.S. acres and spreads across about 120,000 more each year. Disease then develops in the stalk and rapidly spreads up the stalk and into the leaves. Synonyms grow, increase, escalate, advance, develop, broaden, expand, widen, proliferate, mushroom; Medicine metastasize 2.1 (spread out) (Of a group of people) move apart so as to cover a wider area: the Marines spread out across the docks... Poignantly stated and played, the two guitarists spread out and cover the space. The fleet spreads out over the sea and orders are given to raise the anchors and run the sails up the masts. Each member of the family spreads out into the community where they encounter other people that are equally unhappy. 2.2 [with object and adverbial] Distribute or disperse (something) over an area: volcanic eruptions spread dust high into the stratosphere... ‘The wider the coverage, the less light the bulb projects because you are spreading the same amount of output over a larger area,’ explained Scott. Frequently observed in connection with cabin groups is a tendency to spread the effects of their presence over a needlessly large area. The living quarters and studio spaces are spread around these two main parts. Synonyms scatter, strew, disperse literary bestrew 2.3Gradually reach or cause to reach a wider area or more people: [no object]: the violence spread from the city centre to the suburbs [with object]: she’s always spreading rumours... There is merely an earnest desire to spread some Yuletide fun and to tell a straightforward story of devotion, determination, and delight. I just think it really spreads the word for our designs. Already people are volunteering to work with him on it, and once word spreads it seems likely that Johnnie will have more cast and crew than he knows what to do with. Synonyms disseminate, circulate, pass on, put about, communicate, diffuse, make public, make known, purvey, broadcast, publicize, propagate, promulgate; repeat literary bruit about/abroad 2.4(Of people, animals, or plants) become distributed over a large or larger area: the owls have spread as far north as Kuala Lumpur... Such corridors allow links between ecologically protected areas, so that plants and animals can spread from one to another and form a network. He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough. In tact, climbing fern is spreading so rapidly that it's now the state's worst invasive weed. 2.5 [with object and adverbial] Distribute in a specified way: you can spread* the payments over as long a period as you like... In fairness, he spreads his venom equally between her and the other subjects of his book. Splitting the gig up into an acoustic and an electric set gave them the opportunity to spread the gig over two hours. 3 [with object and adverbial]* Apply (a substance) to an object or surface in an even layer: he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant... The 3D printer spreads one thin layer of powder over the print bed, then passes over the powder just as an inkjet printer head passes over paper. Synonyms smear, daub, plaster, slather, lather, apply, put; smooth, rub 3.1Cover (a surface) with a substance in an even layer: spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise Synonyms cover, coat, layer, daub, smother; butter 3.2 [no object, with adverbial] Be able to be applied in an even layer: a tub of unsalted butter that spreads so well... New Land O'Lakes Spreadable Butter with Canola oil is ready to spread right out of the refrigerator, with no need to soften. 4 [with object] archaic Lay (a table) for a meal.On November 25, 2003, we sat down with family and friends around a table spread with food we grew and said thanks. noun 1 [mass noun] The fact or process of spreading over an area: the spread of AIDS the spread of the urban population into rural areas... By a skilful use of maps and charts the author traces the development and spread of various religious movements, from the early Spanish Franciscans to the latest absurd creation. For decades, the UN has led efforts to control the development and spread of such weapons. With the emergence and spread of AIDS in Japan in the 1980s, insensitivity toward gay men heightened. Synonyms expansion, proliferation, extension, growth, mushrooming, increase, escalation, buildout, advance, advancement, development; dissemination, diffusion, transmission, propagation 2The extent, width, or area covered by something: the male’s antlers can attain a spread of six feet... The planting hole should be larger than the spread of the root mass. Synonyms span, width, extent, stretch, reach 2.1The wingspan of a bird: the red-tailed hawk has a four-and-a-half-foot spread 2.2An expanse or amount of something: the green spread of the park Synonyms expanse, area, sweep, stretch 3The range or variety of something: a wide spread of ages... Maybe that means greater audience spread and fewer must-see shows. Faces in the Crowd offers a wonderfully various and intelligently chosen spread of images. Synonyms range, span, spectrum, sweep; variety 3.1The difference between two rates or prices: the very narrow spread between borrowing and deposit rates... Fluctuations in price spreads suggest relative variation in consumer demand and cattle supply entering the food chain. Financial industry debt spreads were widening meaningfully as well. The study will look at retail prices, price spreads and movement of livestock markets. 3.2 short for point spread. 4A soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food: low-fat spreads [mass noun]: cheese spread... Several others are use patents for direct incorporation into human foods as ingredients or spreads. The cheese might be intended for individual slices, blocks or loaves for shredding, spreads, sauces, fillings, pastes or as industrial food ingredients. In the spreads category, Lactoprot is developing upscale, high-end flavor profiles with cheese spreads in flavor combinations such as pepper and bacon or cheddar and smoked turkey. 5An article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages: a double-page spread... Running as part of an extensive magazine spread, the newspaper speculated that Foster was about to become Britain's first sidewalk surfing tycoon. The book dummies, storyboards, jacket covers, and double page spreads were proudly displayed, still smelling strongly of glue and fixatives. And then we see Double Game's final two pages: a color spread of Calle's smile. 6 informal A large and impressively elaborate meal: his mother laid on a huge spread... Fiftyish, 350-pound art dealers in suits ‘eat’ huge banquet spreads, gorging themselves with the sloppy abandon of famished Vikings, only to discover the food is merely a hallucination. The organizer of the event promises laughter and ‘a good spread of food and drink.’ Yes, she's gone to an awful lot of trouble to assemble all your favourite people and prepare a lavish spread. Synonyms large/elaborate meal, feast, banquet, repast informal blowout, nosh 7North American A large farm or ranch. 8North American A bedspread: a patchwork spread... She covered his body with the chenille spread and went inside to phone the undertaker. Synonyms bedspread, bedcover, cover, coverlet, throw, afghan; British eiderdown; North American comforter dated counterpane Phrases spread like wildfire spread oneself too thin spread one's wings Derivatives spreadable adjective ... It was flavoursome without being heavy and spreadable without being too soft, said my dining partner. In natural peanut butter, some of the peanut oil rises to the top of the jar, and stirring it back in does more than make the peanut butter creamy and spreadable. This spreadable cheese is cured in crocks and used like butter. Origin Old English -sprǣdan (used in combinations), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spreiden and German spreiten. Rhymes abed, ahead, bed, behead, Birkenhead, bled, bread, bred, coed, cred, crossbred, dead, dread, Ed, embed, Enzed, fed, fled, Fred, gainsaid, head, infrared, ked, lead, led, Med, misled, misread, Ned, outspread, premed, pure-bred, read, red, redd, said, samoyed, shed, shred, sked, sled, sped, Spithead, stead, ted, thread, tread, underbred, underfed, wed
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