ALL meanings of spread
spread
S s - verb with object spread to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object spread to stretch out or unfurl in the air, as folded wings, a flag, etc. (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object spread to distribute over a greater or a relatively great area of space or time (often followed by out): to spread out the papers on the table. 1
- verb with object spread to display or exhibit the full extent of; set out in full: He spread the pots on the ground and started hawking his wares. 1
- verb with object spread to dispose or distribute in a sheet or layer: to spread hay to dry. 1
- verb with object spread to apply in a thin layer or coating: to spread butter on a slice of bread. 1
- verb with object spread to overlay or cover with something: She spread the blanket over her knees. 1
- verb with object spread to set or prepare (a table), as for a meal. 1
- verb with object spread to extend or distribute over a region, place, period of time, among a group, etc. 1
- verb with object spread to send out, scatter, or shed in various directions, as sound, light, etc. 1
- verb with object spread to scatter abroad; diffuse or disseminate, as knowledge, news, disease, etc.: to spread the word of the gospel. 1
- verb with object spread to move or force apart: He spread his arms over his head in surrender. 1
- intransitive verb spread expand 1
- verb with object spread to flatten out: to spread the end of a rivet by hammering. 1
- intransitive verb spread extend as far as 1
- verb with object spread Phonetics. to extend the aperture between (the lips) laterally, so as to reduce it vertically, during an utterance. to delabialize. Compare round1 (def 55c), unround. 1
- transitive verb spread propagate 1
- verb without object spread to become stretched out or extended, as a flag in the wind; expand, as in growth. 1
- transitive verb spread display, show off 1
- verb without object spread to extend over a greater or a considerable area or period: The factory spread along the river front. 1
- abbreviation SPREAD separate 1
- verb without object spread to be or lie outspread or fully extended or displayed, as a landscape or scene. 1
- transitive verb spread layer, smear 1
- verb without object spread to admit of being spread or applied in a thin layer, as a soft substance: Margarine spreads easily. 1
- intransitive verb spread lay flat 1
- verb without object spread to become extended or distributed over a region, as population, animals, plants, etc. 1
- noun spread diffusion, expansion 1
- verb without object spread to become shed abroad, diffused, or disseminated, as light, influences, rumors, ideas, infection, etc. 1
- noun spread extent, span 1
- verb without object spread to be forced apart, as the rails of a railroad track; separate. 1
- noun spread ranch, home 1
- noun spread an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause. 1
- noun spread tablecloth 1
- noun spread expansion, extension, or diffusion: the spread of consumerism. 1
- noun spread bedcover 1
- noun spread the extent of spreading: to measure the spread of branches. 1
- noun spread finance: price difference 1
- noun spread Finance. the difference between the prices bid and asked of stock or a commodity for a given time. a type of straddle in which the call price is placed above and the put price is placed below the current market quotation. the difference between any two prices or rates for related costs: the widening spread between lending and borrowing costs. Stock Exchange. a broker's profit or the difference between his or her buying and selling price. any difference between return on assets and costs of liabilities. 1
- noun spread feast 1
- noun spread capacity for spreading: the spread of an elastic material. 1
- noun spread paste for bread 1
- noun spread a distance or range, as between two points or dates: The long-distance movers planned a five-day spread between pickup and delivery. 1
- noun spread wing span 1
- noun spread a stretch, expanse, or extent of something: a spread of timber. 1
- noun spread butter substitute 1
- noun spread a cloth covering for a bed, table, or the like, especially a bedspread. 1
- intransitive verb spread extend evenly 1
- noun spread Informal. an abundance of food set out on a table; feast. 1
- intransitive verb spread extend 1
- noun spread any food preparation for spreading on bread, crackers, etc., as jam or peanut butter. 1