Definitions For Spread

noun

• Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
• Decorative cover for a bed
• Farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
• A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
• A haphazard distribution in all directions
• The expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
• Two facing pages of a book or other publication
• Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
• A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
• A tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
• Growth or increase that causes something to cover a larger area, affect a larger number of people, etc.
• A soft food that is spread on bread, crackers, etc.
• The total distance between the two outer edges of something

verb

• Cause to become widely known
• Become widely known and passed on
• Distribute or disperse widely
• Become distributed or widespread
• Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
• Distribute over a surface in a layer
• Cover by spreading something over
• Move outward
• Strew or distribute over an area
• Spread across or over
• To open, arrange, or place (something) over a large area
• To place (things) over a large area
• To become larger or to affect a larger area : to move into more places

adjective

• Distributed or spread over a considerable extent
• Fully extended in width
• Prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out