Overview of verb spread-out

The verb spread out has 7 senses

• diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out -- (move outward; "The soldiers fanned out")


• string out, spread out -- (set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row")


• spread, scatter, spread out -- (strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table")


• expand, spread out -- (extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands")


• turn out, splay, spread out, rotate -- (turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees")


• disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out -- (move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";)


• unfold, spread, spread out, open -- (spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms")

Overview of adj spread-out

The adj spread-out has 1 sense

• fanned, spread-out -- (especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards")