(often + out) to open or extend (something contracted or folded)

to make (something) cover an area

(often + with) to cover (a surface) with an even layer of something

(often + out) to divide out (work, etc) over a period or among a number of people

to prepare (a table) for a meal

to communicate (e.g. information), or be communicated, to an ever-widening group

to extend the range or incidence of (an infectious disease, etc)

said of a locomotive, etc: to force (rails, etc) apart

to be distributed over, or cover, an area

The fire spread rapidly

to be communicated to more and more people

to be applicable in a thin layer

said of rails: to be forced apart by pressure or weight

the distribution or expansion of something, or the extent of it

an expanse or stretch of something

the two facing pages forming an opening in a newspaper or magazine, or the matter occupying them, esp if continuous across the fold

a wide obstacle for a horse to jump

NAmer, dialect a ranch

a food product for spreading, e.g. on bread

informal a sumptuous meal; a feast

(used in combinations) a cloth cover

a bedspread