Definition of spread

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Spread (v. i.) To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals spread with difficulty..

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Scud :: Scud (v. i.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread..
Dispread :: Dispread (v. t.) To spread abroad, or different ways; to spread apart; to open; as, the sun dispreads his beams..
Display :: Display (v. t.) To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest..
Deploy :: Deploy (v. t. & i.) To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle..
Display :: Display (v. t.) To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
Dispread :: Dispread (v. i.) To extend or expand itself.
Diffuse :: Diffuse (a.) Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer..
Light :: Light (n.) To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.
Widespread :: Widespread (a.) Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement..
Suffusion :: Suffuse (v. t.) To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes..
Quitch Grass :: Quitch grass () A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix..
Cover :: Cover (v. i.) To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet.
Straggle :: Straggle (v. t.) To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth..
Bermuda Grass :: Bermuda grass () A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called also scutch grass, and in Bermuda, devil grass..
Epidemical :: Epidemical (a.) Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an epidemic evil..
Dispreader :: Dispreader (n.) One who spreads abroad.
Canker :: Canker (n.) A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma..
Pound :: Pound (n.) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree..
Unfold :: Unfold (v. t.) To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth..
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