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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: spread adj 1: distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" [syn: {dispersed}, {spread}] 2: prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food" 3: fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide" [syn: {outspread}, {spread}] n 1: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space [syn: {spread}, {spreading}] 2: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: {gap}, {spread}] 3: farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) [syn: {ranch}, {spread}, {cattle ranch}, {cattle farm}] 4: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: {scatter}, {spread}] 5: a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes [syn: {spread}, {paste}] 6: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" [syn: {banquet}, {feast}, {spread}] 7: two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: {spread}, {spread head}, {spreadhead}, {facing pages}] 8: the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread" 9: decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover}, {bed cover}, {bed covering}, {counterpane}, {spread}] 10: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time [syn: {spread}, {spreading}] v 1: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" [syn: {spread}, {distribute}] [ant: {collect}, {garner}, {gather}, {pull together}] 2: become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" [syn: {spread}, {propagate}] 3: spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" [syn: {spread}, {overspread}] 4: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {unfold}, {spread}, {spread out}, {open}] [ant: {fold}, {fold up}, {turn up}] 5: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass around}] 6: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" [syn: {go around}, {spread}, {circulate}] 7: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread}, {scatter}, {spread out}] 8: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse}, {spread}, {spread out}, {fan out}] 9: cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese" 10: distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread"