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spread out

phrasal verb

Definition of spread out

1 : to open, arrange, or place (something) over a large area
  • He spread out the map on the table.
  • He spread the cards out on the table.
  • The cards were spread out across the table.
2 : to be open, arranged, or extended over a large area
  • The city is spread out over a wide area.
3 : to move (parts of the body) outward or away from each other
  • Spread your arms out.
  • There's no room on the couch to spread yourself out.
4 : to divide up (something) over a period of time or among members of a group
  • They spread the work out among the committee members.
  • The course is spread out over two semesters.
5 : to move apart from the other members of a group especially to search an area
  • The police spread out to search the area faster.

Word by Word Definitions

spread play

  1. : to open or expand over a larger area

  2. : to stretch out : extend

  3. : to distribute over an area

  1. : the act or process of spreading

  2. : extent of spreading

  3. : something spread out: such as

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out play

  1. : in a direction away from the inside or center

  2. : outside

  3. : from among others

  1. : eject, oust

  2. : to identify publicly as being such secretly

  3. : to become publicly known

  1. used as a function word to indicate an outward movement

  1. : situated outside : external

  2. : out-of-bounds

  3. : situated at a distance : outlying

  1. : outside

  2. : one who is out of office or power or on the outside

  3. : an act or instance of putting a player out or of being put out in baseball

  1. : in a manner that exceeds or surpasses and sometimes overpowers or defeats

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