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| v. (motion) | 1. diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out | move outward.; "The soldiers fanned out" |
| ~ spread, distribute | distribute or disperse widely.; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| ~ percolate | spread gradually.; "Light percolated into our house in the morning" |
| ~ creep | grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface).; "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings" |
| ~ bleed, run | be diffused.; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" |
| ~ mantle | spread over a surface, like a mantle. |
| v. (contact) | 2. spread out, string out | set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series.; "the houses were strung out in a long row" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (motion) | 3. scatter, spread, spread out | strew or distribute over an area.; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" |
| ~ pass around, circulate, distribute, pass on | cause be distributed.; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" |
| ~ manure, muck | spread manure, as for fertilization. |
| ~ birdlime, lime | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds. |
| ~ circumfuse | spread something around something. |
| ~ distribute | spread throughout a given area.; "the function distributes the values evenly" |
| v. (motion) | 4. expand, spread out | extend in one or more directions.; "The dough expands" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ dispread | spread abroad or out.; "The sun dispread its beams" |
| ~ bush out | grow outward.; "the plant quickly bushed out" |
| v. (motion) | 5. rotate, splay, spread out, turn out | turn outward.; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| v. (motion) | 6. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out | move away from each other.; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached" |
| ~ aerosolise, aerosolize | become dispersed as an aerosol.; "the bacteria quickly aerosolised" |
| ~ break | scatter or part.; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour" |
| ~ volley | be dispersed in a volley.; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" |
| ~ part, split, separate | go one's own way; move apart.; "The friends separated after the party" |
| v. (contact) | 7. open, spread, spread out, unfold | spread out or open from a closed or folded state.; "open the map"; "spread your arms" |
| ~ undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.; "I wish I could undo my actions" |
| ~ divaricate | spread apart.; "divaricate one's fingers" |
| ~ exfoliate | spread by opening the leaves of. |
| ~ grass | spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach. |
| ~ butterfly | cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking.; "butterflied shrimp" |
| ~ uncross | change from a crossed to an uncrossed position.; "She uncrossed her legs" |
| ~ splay | spread open or apart.; "He splayed his huge hands over the table" |
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