SPREAD OUT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series

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    • the houses were strung out in a long row

    Hypernyms(s) spread out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • spread out or open from a closed or folded state

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    • open the map
    • spread your arms

    Hypernyms(s) spread out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  3. Meaning
    • move away from each other

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    • The crowds dispersed
    • The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached

    Hypernyms(s) spread out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  4. Meaning
    • turn outward

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    • These birds can splay out their toes
    • ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees

    Hypernyms(s) spread out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  5. Meaning
    • move outward

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    • The soldiers fanned out

    Hypernyms(s) spread out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  6. Meaning
    • extend in one or more directions

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    • The dough expands

    Hypernyms(s) spread out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  7. Meaning
    • strew or distribute over an area

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    • He spread fertilizer over the lawn
    • scatter cards across the table

    Hypernyms(s) spread out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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