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1. Arranged in an only partially overlapping fan shape
   "the spread-out cards";
   - fanned
    
2. Spread over a wide area, not concentrated in one place
   "a large spread-out organization";
   - diffuse

1. Move outward
   "The soldiers spread out";
   - diffuse, spread, fan out
    
2. Set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
   "the houses were spread out in a long row";
   - string out
    
3. Strew or distribute over an area
   "He spread out fertilizer over the lawn";
   - spread, scatter
    
4. Extend in one or more directions
   "The dough spreads out";
   - expand
    
5. Turn outward
   - turn out, splay, rotate
    
6. Move away from each other
   "The crowds spread out";
   - disperse, dissipate, scatter
    
7. Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
   "spread out your arms";
   - unfold, spread, open

Derived forms: spreads out, spread out, spreading out

See also: distribute, distributed

Type of: arrange, circulate, distribute, grow, part, pass around, pass on, separate, set up, split, spread, turn, undo

Antonym: shrink