fan out

Verb
  1. Move outward (synset 202064069)
    "The soldiers fanned out"
    is a type of: distribute, spread - distribute or disperse widely
    subtypes:
    • percolate - spread gradually
    • creep - grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
    • bleed, run - be diffused
    • mantle - spread over a surface, like a mantle
    same as: diffuse, spread, spread out

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