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]
(..) Thank you so much. Bruce Wayne... at a charity ball. Miss Tate, isn't it? Even before you became a recluse, you never came to these things. The proceeds go to the big fat spread. It's not about charity. It's about feeding the ego of... whichever society hag laid this on. Actually, this is my party, Mr. Wayne. Oh. And the proceeds will go where they should, because I paid for the big fat spread myself. That's very generous o' you. You have to invest if you want to restore balance to the world. Take our clean-energy project. Sometimes (..)2012 The Dark Knight Rises