spread

1. imp. & p. p. of Spread Source: opted

2. v. t. To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent; to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a tent or a sail. Source: opted

3. v. t. To extend so as to cover something; to extend to a great or grater extent in every direction; to cause to fill or cover a wide or wider space. Source: opted

4. v. t. To divulge; to publish, as news or fame; to cause to be more extensively known; to disseminate; to make known fully; as, to spread a report; -- often acompanied by abroad. Source: opted

5. v. t. To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to spread a disease. Source: opted

6. v. t. To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance. Source: opted

7. v. t. To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure; to spread lime on the ground. Source: opted

8. v. t. To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to spread a table. Source: opted

9. v. i. To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand. Source: opted

10. v. i. To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals spread with difficulty. Source: opted

11. v. i. To be made known more extensively, as news. Source: opted

12. v. i. To be propagated from one to another; as, the disease spread into all parts of the city. Source: opted

13. n. Extent; compass. Source: opted

14. n. Expansion of parts. Source: opted

15. n. A cloth used as a cover for a table or a bed. Source: opted

16. n. A table, as spread or furnished with a meal; hence, an entertainment of food; a feast. Source: opted

17. n. A privilege which one person buys of another, of demanding certain shares of stock at a certain price, or of delivering the same shares of stock at another price, within a time agreed upon. Source: opted

18. n. An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points. Source: opted

19. imp. & p. p. of Spread, v. Source: opted

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