Source : WordNet®

spread out
     v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse}, {spread},
           {fan out}]
     2: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the
        houses were strung out in a long row" [syn: {string out}]
     3: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
        the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread},
         {scatter}]
     4: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:
        {expand}] [ant: {shrink}]
     5: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes";
        "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
        [syn: {turn out}, {splay}, {rotate}]
     6: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
        children scattered in all directions when the teacher
        approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {scatter}]
     7: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
        map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {unfold}, {spread}, {open}]
        [ant: {fold}]