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

  • (..) What we're trying to do is prevent endothelial growth... which, when overexpressed, can contribute to disease, decay... vascular inhibition... and the spread of the tumors we're working so hard to eradicate. The survival rate of patients with severe endothelial growth... decreases exponentially the (..)
    2014 The Fault in Our Stars