English dictionary
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English verb: spread out | |||
| 1. | spread out (motion) move outward | ||
| Samples | The soldiers fanned out. | ||
| Synonyms | diffuse, fan out, spread | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribute, spread | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bleed, creep, mantle, percolate, run | ||
| 2. | spread out (contact) set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series | ||
| Samples | The houses were strung out in a long row. | ||
| Synonyms | string out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| 3. | spread out (motion) strew or distribute over an area | ||
| Samples | He spread fertilizer over the lawn. Scatter cards across the table. | ||
| Synonyms | scatter, spread | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | birdlime, circumfuse, distribute, lime, manure, muck | ||
| 4. | spread out (motion) extend in one or more directions | ||
| Samples | The dough expands. | ||
| Synonyms | expand | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bush out, dispread | ||
| Antonyms | shrink, contract | ||
| 5. | spread out (motion) turn outward | ||
| Samples | These birds can splay out their toes. Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees. | ||
| Synonyms | rotate, splay, turn out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| 6. | spread out (motion) move away from each other | ||
| Samples | The crowds dispersed. The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached. | ||
| Synonyms | disperse, dissipate, scatter | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, separate, split | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerosolise, aerosolize, break, volley | ||
| 7. | spread out (contact) spread out or open from a closed or folded state | ||
| Samples | Open the map. Spread your arms. | ||
| Synonyms | open, spread, unfold | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | undo | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | butterfly, divaricate, exfoliate, grass, splay, uncross | ||
| Antonyms | fold, fold up, turn up | ||
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