spread
     adj 1: distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties
            with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million
            Jews are spread throughout Europe" [syn: {dispersed}]
     2: prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set
        out; "a table spread with food"
     3: fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms
        spread wide" [syn: {outspread}]
     n 1: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide
          expanse of space [syn: {spreading}]
     2: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two
        figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread
        between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: {gap}]
     3: farm consisting of a large tract of land along with
        facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
        [syn: {ranch}, {cattle ranch}, {cattle farm}]
     4: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: {scatter}]
     5: a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers [syn: {paste}]
     6: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet
        for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast";
        "they put out quite a spread" [syn: {banquet}, {feast}]
     7: two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: {spread
        head}, {spreadhead}, {facing pages}]
     8: the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle
        age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"
     9: decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover}, {bed
        cover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}]
     10: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or
         time [syn: {spreading}]
     v 1: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their
          language all over the country" [syn: {distribute}] [ant:
           {gather}]
     2: become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread";
        "Optimism spread among the population" [syn: {propagate}]
     3: spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the
        water" [syn: {overspread}]
     4: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
        map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {unfold}, {spread out}, {open}]
        [ant: {fold}]
     5: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
        "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate},
         {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate},
         {propagate}, {broadcast}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass
        around}]
     6: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the
        story went around in the office" [syn: {go around}, {circulate}]
     7: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
        the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {scatter},
         {spread out}]
     8: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse}, {spread
        out}, {fan out}]
     9: cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with
        cheese"
     10: distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a
         piece of bread"
Source: WordNet® 2.0