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prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food" prepared spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" the expansion of a person''s girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread" two facing pages of a book or other publication process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese" distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread" become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide" extended distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" distributed move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" a haphazard distribution in all directions a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" decorative cover for a bed cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
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