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]
(..) So you wanna be in sales? What about going to school, maybe. But school costs money. Maybe you should get a job. You can't just sit there and spread mulch in my garden for the rest of your life. Maybe you can just pay me. Yeah, very funny. What kind of job could I ever get? - Yeah (..)2008 Gran Torino