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

  • (..) Mysteriously, our names have been omitted. They're burying it. They're gonna dig a new hole and cover it up. I told OPR everything I know. What I experienced, the virus, how it's spread by the bees and transgenic crops. They'll never believe you. Not unless your story can be programmed, categorized (..)
    1998 The X Files
  • (..) That end-of-the-world garbage you write? You know my work? - I was right about Dallas. - How? Do you know of the Hanta virus? Yeah. A deadly virus spread by field mice several years ago. The newspaper says FEMA was called out to manage an outbreak. Do you know what the Federal Emergency (..)
    1998 The X Files