spread out

v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse}, {spread},

{fan out}]

2: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series, as of

houses in a long row [syn: {string out}]

3: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over

the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread},

{scatter}]

4: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:

{expand}]

5: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes" [syn: {turn

out}, {splay}]

6: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The

children scattered in all directions when the teacher

approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {scatter}]

7: spread out or open from a folded state; "open the map" [syn:

{unfold}, {spread}, {open}] [ant: {fold}]