SPREAD OUT

• (verb) set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series

  "the houses were strung out in a long row"

  synonyms : string out

• (verb) spread out or open from a closed or folded state

  "open the map", "spread your arms"

  synonyms : open , spread , unfold

• (verb) move away from each other

  "The crowds dispersed", "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"

  synonyms : disperse , dissipate , scatter

• (verb) turn outward

  "These birds can splay out their toes", "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

  synonyms : rotate , splay , turn out

• (verb) move outward

  "The soldiers fanned out"

  synonyms : diffuse , fan out , spread

• (verb) extend in one or more directions

  "The dough expands"

  synonyms : expand

• (verb) strew or distribute over an area

  "He spread fertilizer over the lawn", "scatter cards across the table"

  synonyms : scatter , spread

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