Spread
verb
To open something wider or to make it cover a larger area.
She spread the map on the table.
Often appears as...
- spread wings
- spread news
verb
To share information or news with others.
The news spread quickly.
Often appears as...
- spread news
- spread rumors
verb
To apply a substance smoothly over a surface.
He spread jam on his toast.
Often appears as...
- spread butter
- spread cream
noun
A large area of land, usually covered by specific vegetation or having a particular use.
A vast spread of desert lies to the west.
Often appears as...
- wide spread
- vast spread
noun
A variety of food displayed for people to serve themselves.
The hotel put on a spread of traditional dishes.
Often appears as...
- buffet spread
- food spread
verb
When a disease, idea, fashion, etc. becomes more widespread.
The disease spread rapidly through the region.
Often appears as...
- spread disease
- spread infection
Usage tips
Medical
verb
To open something wider or to make it cover a larger area.
She spread the map on the table.
Often appears as...
- spread wings
- spread news
verb
To share information or news with others.
The news spread quickly.
Often appears as...
- spread news
- spread rumors
verb
To apply a substance smoothly over a surface.
He spread jam on his toast.
Often appears as...
- spread butter
- spread cream
noun
A large area of land, usually covered by specific vegetation or having a particular use.
A vast spread of desert lies to the west.
Often appears as...
- wide spread
- vast spread
noun
A variety of food displayed for people to serve themselves.
The hotel put on a spread of traditional dishes.
Often appears as...
- buffet spread
- food spread
verb
When a disease, idea, fashion, etc. becomes more widespread.
The disease spread rapidly through the region.
Often appears as...
- spread disease
- spread infection
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Expansion
Used to describe a physical object becoming larger or broader.
The blanket was spread across the bed.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can also refer to abstract things, like influence or ideas, expanding.
Democracy spread across the region.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Expansion
Used to describe a physical object becoming larger or broader.
The blanket was spread across the bed.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can also refer to abstract things, like influence or ideas, expanding.
Democracy spread across the region.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Expansion
Used to describe a physical object becoming larger or broader.
The blanket was spread across the bed.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Can also refer to abstract things, like influence or ideas, expanding.
Democracy spread across the region.
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Your body language may...
really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing when they come in. As soon they come in, you see it.
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Why don't perpetual...
from some external source. Even if engineers could somehow design a machine that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics tells us that energy tends to spread out through processes like friction.
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Making the impossible...
in a couple bucks now we can buy a couple sandwiches more sandwiches for people and that's how it starts to spread you help one person and then it starts to spread them many so the lens that I look through when any project that I'm about to take on I look through this lens of who is the one who's the
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Questions No One Knows...
could easily have spread out across the galaxy, perhaps creating giant energy-harvesting artifacts or fleets of colonizing spaceships or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise,
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The five major world...
before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested, and he was executed by Rome in the standard means by which rabble-rousers were put to death, crucifixion. But shortly after he was buried, women found his tomb empty and quickly spread word,
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Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
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Bill Gates: The next...
So here's what would It would spread throughout the world very, very quickly. And you can see over 30 million people died from that epidemic. So this is a serious problem. We should be concerned.
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Why the metric system...
other nations followed, with colonial empires spreading the system around the world. As France's main rival, Britain had resisted revolutionary ideas and retained its traditional units.
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The Hot Zone: Official...
You brought it back here? It spreads through bodily fluids. When we show each other affection It's learning. It's evolved. It will wipe us out if we don't get ahead of it.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
slowly inexorably it spreads down through the shafts towards the deeper part of the nest
Video examples
Your body language may...
really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing when they come in. As soon they come in, you see it.
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
from some external source. Even if engineers could somehow design a machine that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics tells us that energy tends to spread out through processes like friction.
Video examples
Making the impossible...
in a couple bucks now we can buy a couple sandwiches more sandwiches for people and that's how it starts to spread you help one person and then it starts to spread them many so the lens that I look through when any project that I'm about to take on I look through this lens of who is the one who's the
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
could easily have spread out across the galaxy, perhaps creating giant energy-harvesting artifacts or fleets of colonizing spaceships or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise,
Video examples
The five major world...
before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested, and he was executed by Rome in the standard means by which rabble-rousers were put to death, crucifixion. But shortly after he was buried, women found his tomb empty and quickly spread word,
Video examples
Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
So here's what would It would spread throughout the world very, very quickly. And you can see over 30 million people died from that epidemic. So this is a serious problem. We should be concerned.
Video examples
Why the metric system...
other nations followed, with colonial empires spreading the system around the world. As France's main rival, Britain had resisted revolutionary ideas and retained its traditional units.
Video examples
The Hot Zone: Official...
You brought it back here? It spreads through bodily fluids. When we show each other affection It's learning. It's evolved. It will wipe us out if we don't get ahead of it.
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
slowly inexorably it spreads down through the shafts towards the deeper part of the nest
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I mean, we've built a lot of products that we think are good, and will help people share photos and share videos and write messages to each other. But it's really all about how people are spreading Facebook around the world in all these different countries. And that's what's so amazing about the scale that it's at today.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.
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Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
We don't need to take the world by storm. We just need to make our customers happy, and when we do that, the word spreads.
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Sonya Deville
American Wrestler
Spreading the positivity is just as important as telling the difficult stories.
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Vernor Vinge
American Writer
How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?
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Holly Willoughby
English Celebrity
If I do something, I commit. Otherwise you spread yourself too thin.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.
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Mattie Stepanek
American Poet
My life mission is to spread peace to the world.
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YBN Nahmir
American Rapper
I'm trying to spread peace, low key.
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Yann Martel
Canadian Author
May books spread the world over!
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I mean, we've built a lot of products that we think are good, and will help people share photos and share videos and write messages to each other. But it's really all about how people are spreading Facebook around the world in all these different countries. And that's what's so amazing about the scale that it's at today.
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.
Quote examples
Glenn Kelman
American Businessman
We don't need to take the world by storm. We just need to make our customers happy, and when we do that, the word spreads.
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Sonya Deville
American Wrestler
Spreading the positivity is just as important as telling the difficult stories.
Quote examples
Vernor Vinge
American Writer
How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?
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Holly Willoughby
English Celebrity
If I do something, I commit. Otherwise you spread yourself too thin.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.
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Mattie Stepanek
American Poet
My life mission is to spread peace to the world.
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YBN Nahmir
American Rapper
I'm trying to spread peace, low key.
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Yann Martel
Canadian Author
May books spread the world over!
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