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

  • (..) when everyone around me had turned to meat? Rule# for survival in Zombieland... is "Cardio". When the virus struck, for obvious reasons, the first one to go were the fatties. As the infection spread and chaos grew... It wasn't enough just being fast on your feet You'd have to get a gun (..)
    2009 Zombieland