spread

Definition

  • verb: to open, arrange, or place (something) over a large area
  • verb: to open or expand over a larger area
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: scatter, dispense, distribute

Examples

  • If your garden is overflowing, be a good neighbor and 'spread the wealth'. [=give some of what is growing in your garden to neighbors]

  • He's known as a comic actor, but he's 'spreading his wings' and trying a serious role in his new movie.

  • The plant will 'spread'. [=the plant will produce more plants in the area around it]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) That fortress lies beyond our borders. Keep our lands clear of those foul creatures. That is your task. And when we drive them off, what then? Will they not spread to other lands? Other lands are not my concern. The fortunes of the world... ...will rise and fall. But here in this... (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug