'spread out' definitions:

Move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out]

Set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row" [syn: string out, spread out]

Strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: spread, scatter, spread out]

Extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn: expand, spread out] [ant: contract, shrink]

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]

Move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out]

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]