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spread out — index compound, disperse (disseminate), expand, far reaching, open (unclosed), prolix Burton s … Law dictionary
spread out — verb 1. move outward (Freq. 6) The soldiers fanned out • Syn: ↑diffuse, ↑spread, ↑fan out • Derivationally related forms: ↑spread (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spread out — phrasal verb Word forms spread out : present tense I/you/we/they spread out he/she/it spreads out present participle spreading out past tense spread out past participle spread out 1) [intransitive] if people in a group spread out, they move away… … English dictionary
spread out — I ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If people or things are spread out, they are a long way apart. The Kurds are spread out across five nations. II 1) PHRASAL VERB If people, animals, or vehicles spread out, they move apart from each other. [V P] Felix… … English dictionary
spread out — verb a) Become further apart. The police spread out to search a wider area. b) To place items further apart. Spread the cards out and then turn two of them over at random … Wiktionary
spread-out — adjective especially spread in a fan shape (Freq. 2) the peacock s fanned tail the spread out cards • Syn: ↑fanned • Similar to: ↑distributed … Useful english dictionary
spread out — phr verb Spread out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blanket, ↑map, ↑net … Collocations dictionary
spread out — lie down with your arms and legs apart When you spread out on the sofa, there s no room for me … English idioms
ˌspread ˈout — phrasal verb if people in a group spread out, they move away from one another so that they cover a large area … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spread out in area — index extend (enlarge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
