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Spread out

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Far apart, not close to each other, extended over an expanse of space or time.

    "In other words, space is very empty, and particles are very spread out."

  2. 2
    Covering a wide area of space or long period of time.

    "The park is very spread out, with two core areas approximately 1.5 km apart, and the trailer dump station almost 2 km away near the park entrance."

Verb
  1. 1
    Become further apart. idiomatic, intransitive

    "The police spread out to search a wider area."

  2. 2
    set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series wordnet
  3. 3
    To place items further apart. idiomatic, transitive

    "Spread the cards out and then turn two of them over at random."

  4. 4
    spread out or open from a closed or folded state wordnet
  5. 5
    move away from each other wordnet
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  1. 6
    turn outward wordnet
  2. 7
    move outward wordnet
  3. 8
    extend in one or more directions wordnet
  4. 9
    strew or distribute over an area wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Analytic form of earlier outspread.

Etymology 2

Analytic form of earlier outspread.

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