'spread out' definitions:
Definition of 'spread out'
From: WordNet
verb
verb
Set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row" [syn: string out, spread out]
verb
Strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: spread, scatter, spread out]
verb
Extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn: expand, spread out] [ant: contract, shrink]
verb
Turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" [syn: turn out, splay, spread out, rotate]
verb
Move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out]
verb