spread out

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, fan out, spread
2. Set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series (synset 201363418)
   "the houses were strung out in a long row"
   is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
   same as: string out
3. Strew or distribute over an area (synset 202086937)
   "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
   is a type of: circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on - cause to be distributed
   subtypes:

   • manure, muck - spread manure, as for fertilization
   • birdlime, lime - spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
   • circumfuse - spread something around something
   • distribute - spread throughout a given area
   same as: scatter, spread
4. Extend in one or more directions (synset 202081395)
   "The dough expands"
   is a type of: grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
   subtypes:

   • dispread - spread abroad or out
   • bush out - grow outward
   same as: expand
5. Turn outward (synset 202049364)
   "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
   is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
   same as: rotate, splay, turn out
6. Move away from each other (synset 202032840)
   "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
   is a type of: part, separate, split - go one's own way; move apart
   subtypes:

   • aerosolise, aerosolize - become dispersed as an aerosol
   • break - scatter or part
   • volley - be dispersed in a volley
   same as: disperse, dissipate, scatter
7. Spread out or open from a closed or folded state (synset 201582662)
   "open the map"; "spread your arms"
   is a type of: undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
   subtypes:

   • divaricate - spread apart
   • exfoliate - spread by opening the leaves of
   • grass - spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
   • butterfly - cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
   • uncross - change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
   • splay - spread open or apart
   same as: open, spread, unfold

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