- out·spread
- /ˌaʊtˈsprɛd/ adj: spread out completely : stretched out from the sides
a bird gliding through the air on outspread [=outstretched] wings
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out|spread — «adjective, noun. OWT SPREHD; verb. owt SPREHD», adjective, verb, spread, spread|ing, noun. –adj. spread out; extended: »an eagle with outspread wings. –v.t. 1. to spread out; stretch out; … Useful english dictionary
spread yourself out — ˌspread ˈout | ˌspread yourself ˈout derived 1. to stretch your body or arrange your things over a large area • There s more room to spread out in first class. • Do you have to spread yourself out all over the sofa? 2. to separate from other… … Useful english dictionary
spread out — verb 1. move outward (Freq. 6) The soldiers fanned out • Syn: ↑diffuse, ↑spread, ↑fan out • Derivationally related forms: ↑spread (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spread — Synonyms and related words: aberrate, aberration, accelerated, access, accessible, accession, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, accumbent, accumulate, accumulation, acreage, addition, adjunct, advance, advertise, affirmed, afghan,… … Moby Thesaurus
spread*/*/ — [spred] (past tense past participle spread) verb I 1) [I/T] to gradually affect a larger area or a large number of people or things, or to make something do this Rain will spread from the west this evening.[/ex] Soldiers returning from the war… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spread — n 1 a: the difference between any two prices for similar articles the spread between the list price and the market price of an article b: the difference between the highest and lowest prices of a product or security for a given period c: the… … Law dictionary
spread — [spred] vt. spread, spreading [ME spreden < OE sprædan, akin to Ger spreiten < IE * sprei d , to sprinkle, strew < base * (s)p(h)er , to strew, spray, burst (of buds) > SPRAY1, SPRAWL, SPROUT] 1. to draw out so as to display more… … English World dictionary
spread-ea|gle — spread eagle, 1. a representation of an eagle with outspread wings, used as an emblem of the United States and certain other countries. 2. a boastful, self assertive person, especially an American with an excess of national or regional pride. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
Spread betting — is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event, where the pay off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple win or lose outcome, which is known as money line betting. A spread is a range of outcomes, and the bet… … Wikipedia
spread — [n1] expansion, development; extent advance, advancement, compass, diffusion, dispersion, dissemination, enlargement, escalation, expanse, extension, increase, period, profusion, proliferation, radiation, ramification, range, reach, scope, span,… … New thesaurus
