spread

adj 1: distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties

with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million

Jews are spread throughout Europe" [syn: {dispersed}]

2: prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set

out; "a table spread with food"

3: fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms

spread wide" [syn: {outspread}]

n 1: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide

expanse of space [syn: {spreading}]

2: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two

figures: "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread

between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: {gap}]

3: a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise

livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {ranch}, {cattle ranch},

{cattle farm}]

4: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: {scatter}]

5: a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers [syn: {paste}]

6: two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: {spreadhead},

{facing pages}]

7: decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover}, {bed

cover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}]

8: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or

time [syn: {spreading}]

v 1: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their

language all over the country" [syn: {distribute}] [ant:

{gather}]

2: become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread";

"Optimism spread among the population"

3: spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the

water" [syn: {overspread}]

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

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

5: as of information [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise},

{distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {diffuse},

{disperse}, {pass around}]

6: of information [syn: {go around}, {circulate}]

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

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

{spread out}]

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

out}, {fan out}]

9: cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with

cheese"

10: distribute over a surface in a layer; "bread cheese on a

piece of bread"