The Wordsmith Dictionary

Spread, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spread; p. pr. & vb. n. Spreading. ] Etym: [OE. spreden, AS. sprædan; akin to D. spreiden, spreijen, LG. spreden, spreen, spreien, G. spreiten, Dan. sprede, Sw. sprida. Cf. Spray water flying in drops. ]

1. 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. He bought a parcel of a field where he had spread his tent. Gen. xxxiii. 19. Here the Rhone Hath spread himself a couch. Byron.

2. 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. Rose, as in a dance, the stately trees, and spread Their branches hung with copious fruit. Milton.

3. 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. They, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. Matt. ix. 31.

4. To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to spread a disease.

5. To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance.

6. To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure; to spread lime on the ground.

7. To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to spread a table. Boiled the flesh, and spread the board. Tennyson. To sprad cloth, to unfurl sail. [Obs. ] Evelyn.

Syn. -- To diffuse; propogate; disperse; publish; distribute; scatter; circulate; disseminate; dispense.

SPREAD

SPREAD Spread, v. i.

1. To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand. Plants, if they spread much, are seldom tall. Bacon. Govrnor Winthrop, and his associates at Charlestown, had for a church a large, spreading tree. B. Trumbull.

2. To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals spread with difficulty.

3. To be made known more extensively, as news.

4. To be propagated from one to another; as, the disease spread into all parts of the city. Shak.

SPREAD

SPREAD Spread, n.

1. Extent; compass. I have got a fine spread of improvable land. Addison.

2. Expansion of parts. No flower hath spread like that of the woodbine. Bacon.

3. A cloth used as a cover for a table or a bed.

4. A table, as spread or furnished with a meal; hence, an entertainment of food; a feast. [Colloq. ]

5. 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. [Broker's Cant ]

6. (Geom.)

Defn: An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.

SPREAD

SPREAD Spread,

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Spread, v. Spread eagle. (a ) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the United States. (b ) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended; often met as a device upon military ornaments, and the like. (c )(Her. ) An eagle displayed; an eagle with the wings and legs extended on each side of the body, as in the double-headed eagle of Austria and Russia. See Displayed, 2.

SPREAD-EAGLE

SPREAD-EAGLE Spread "-ea `gle, a.

Defn: Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; defiantly or extravagantly bombastic; as, a spread-eagle orator; a spread-eagle speech. [Colloq. & Humorous ]

SPREAD-EAGLE

SPREAD-EAGLE Spread "-ea `gle v. i.

Defn: To assume a spread-eagled position; -- it may be done reclining, for relaxation, or momentarily, as an exhibitionary maneuver in a sport.

SPREAD-EAGLED

SPREAD-EAGLED Spread "-ea `gled v.tr.

Defn: 1. To place in a spread-eagle position, especially as a means of punishment. 2. being in a position with the arms and legs extended fully.

SPREADER

SPREADER Spread "er, n.

1. One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propogates.

2. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.

SPREADINGLY

SPREADINGLY Spread "ing *ly

Defn:, adv. Increasingly. The best times were spreadingly infected. Milton.

New American Oxford Dictionary

spread

spread |spred sprɛd | ▶verb ( past and past participle spread ) 1 [ with obj. ] open out (something ) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length: I spread a towel on the sand and sat down | she helped Chris to spread out the map. • stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings ) so that they are far apart: the swan spread its wings. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial ] extend over a large or increasing area: she stood at the window looking at the town spread out below. • (spread out ) (of a group of people ) move apart so as to cover a wider area: the Marines spread out across the docks. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] distribute or disperse (something ) over a certain area: volcanic eruptions spread dust high into the stratosphere. • gradually reach or cause to reach a larger and larger area or more and more people: [ no obj. ] : the violence spread from the city to the suburbs | [ with obj. ] : she's always spreading rumors about other people. • (of people, animals, or plants ) become distributed over a large or larger area: the owls have spread as far north as Yellowknife. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] distribute (something ) in a specified way: you can spread the payments over as long a period as you like. 3 [ with obj. and adverbial ] apply (a substance ) to an object or surface in an even layer: he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant. • cover (a surface ) with a substance in such a way: spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] be able to be applied in such a way: the whipped butter spreads easily. 4 [ with obj. ] archaic lay (a table ) for a meal. ▶noun 1 the fact or process of spreading over an area: the spread of AIDS | the spread of the urban population into rural areas. 2 the extent, width, or area covered by something: the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet. • the wingspan of a bird. • an expanse or amount of something: the green spread of the park. • a large farm or ranch. 3 the range or variety of something: a wide spread of ages. • the difference between two rates or prices: the very narrow spread between borrowing and deposit rates. • short for point spread. 4 a soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food. 5 an article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, esp. one on two facing pages: a double-page spread. • a bedspread. 6 informal a large and impressively elaborate meal. PHRASES spread like wildfire see wildfire. spread oneself too thin be involved in so many different activities or projects that one's time and energy are not used to good effect. spread one's wings see wing. DERIVATIVES spread a ble adjective ORIGIN Old English -sprǣdan (used in combinations ); related to Dutch spreiden and German spreiten.

spread betting

spread bet |ting ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of betting in which the bettor wins or loses money according to the margin by which the value of a particular outcome varies from the spread of expected values quoted by the bookmaker.

spread-eagle

spread-ea gle ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be spread-eagled ) stretch (someone ) out with their arms and legs extended: he lay spread-eagled in the road. • [ no obj. ] Skating perform a spread eagle. ▶noun ( spread eagle ) an emblematic representation of an eagle with its legs and wings extended. • Figure Skating a straight glide made with the feet in a line, with the heels touching, and the arms stretched out to either side. ▶adjective 1 stretched out with one's arms and legs extended: prisoners are chained to their beds, spread-eagle, for days at a time. 2 loudly or aggressively patriotic about the US: spread-eagle oratory.

spreader

spread er |ˈspredər ˈsprɛdər | ▶noun a device used for spreading or scattering a substance over a wide area. • a person who spreads or disseminates something: children are major spreaders of influenza in schools. • [ often in combination ] a device that spreads apart one thing from another: rubber toe-spreaders used for pedicures. • a bar attached to the mast of a yacht in order to spread the angle of the upper shrouds.

spreadsheet

spread sheet |ˈspredˌSHēt ˈsprɛdˌʃit | ▶noun a computer program in which figures arranged in the rows and columns of a grid can be manipulated and used in calculations. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun spreadsheeting ) use such a computer program.

Oxford Dictionary

spread

spread |sprɛd | ▶verb ( past and past participle spread ) 1 [ with obj. ] open out (something ) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length: I spread a towel on the sand and sat down | she helped Colin to spread out the map. • stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings ) so that they are far apart: [ with obj. and complement ] : Bobby spread his arms wide. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial ] extend over a large or increasing area: rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day. • (spread out ) (of a group of people ) move apart so as to cover a wider area: the Marines spread out across the docks. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] distribute or disperse (something ) over an area: volcanic eruptions spread dust high into the stratosphere. • gradually reach or cause to reach a wider area or more people: [ no obj. ] : the violence spread from the city centre to the suburbs | [ with obj. ] : she's always spreading rumours. • (of people, animals, or plants ) become distributed over a large or larger area: the owls have spread as far north as Kuala Lumpur. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] distribute in a specified way: you can spread the payments over as long a period as you like. 3 [ with obj. and adverbial ] apply (a substance ) to an object or surface in an even layer: he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant. • cover (a surface ) with a substance in an even layer: spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] be able to be applied in an even layer: a tub of unsalted butter that spreads so well. 4 [ with obj. ] archaic lay (a table ) for a meal. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the fact or process of spreading over an area: the spread of AIDS | the spread of the urban population into rural areas. 2 the extent, width, or area covered by something: the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet. • the wingspan of a bird. • an expanse or amount of something: the green spread of the park. 3 the range or variety of something: a wide spread of ages. • the difference between two rates or prices: the very narrow spread between borrowing and deposit rates. • short for point spread. 4 a soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food. 5 an article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages: a double-page spread. 6 informal a large and impressively elaborate meal. 7 N. Amer. a large farm or ranch. 8 N. Amer. a bedspread. PHRASES spread like wildfire see wildfire. spread oneself too thin be involved in so many different activities that one's time and energy are not used to good effect. spread one's wings see wing. DERIVATIVES spreadable adjective ORIGIN Old English -sprǣdan (used in combinations ), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spreiden and German spreiten.

spread betting

spreadeagle

spread |eagle ▶verb [ with obj. ] stretch (someone ) out with their arms and legs extended: he lay spreadeagled in the road. • [ no obj. ] Skating perform a spread eagle. • informal utterly defeat (an opponent in a sporting contest ). ▶noun ( spread eagle ) an emblematic representation of an eagle with its legs and wings extended, used especially as an emblem of the United States. • Skating a straight glide made with the feet in a line, with the heels touching, and the arms stretched out to either side. ▶adjective US 1 stretched out with one's arms and legs extended: prisoners are chained to their beds, spreadeagle, for days at a time. 2 dated loudly or aggressively patriotic about the United States: spreadeagle oratory.

spreader

spread ¦er |ˈsprɛdə (r )| ▶noun 1 a device used for spreading or scattering a substance over a wide area. • a plant that grows over a wide area. • a bar attached to the mast of a yacht in order to spread the angle of the upper shrouds. 2 a person who spreads or disseminates something: kids are the biggest spreaders of the virus.

spreadsheet

spread |sheet |ˈsprɛdʃiːt | ▶noun a computer program in which figures arranged in the rows and columns of a grid can be manipulated and used in calculations. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun spreadsheeting ) use a spreadsheet.

American Oxford Thesaurus

spread

spread verb 1 he spread the map out: lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out; straighten out, fan out; stretch out, extend; literary outspread. ANTONYMS fold up. 2 the landscape spread out below: extend, stretch (out ), open out, be displayed, be exhibited, be on show; sprawl (out ). 3 papers were spread all over his desk: scatter, strew, disperse, distribute. 4 he's been spreading rumors: disseminate, circulate, pass on, put about, communicate, diffuse, make public, make known, purvey, broadcast, publicize, propagate, promulgate; repeat; literary bruit about /abroad. ANTONYMS suppress. 5 she spread cold cream on her face: smear, daub, plaster, slather, lather, apply, put; smooth, rub. 6 he spread the toast with butter: cover, coat, layer, daub; smother. ▶noun 1 the spread of learning: expansion, proliferation, extension, growth; dissemination, diffusion, transmission, propagation. 2 a spread of six feet: span, width, extent, stretch, reach. 3 the immense spread of the heavens: expanse, area, sweep, stretch. 4 a wide spread of subjects: range, span, spectrum, sweep; variety. 5 informal the caterers laid on a huge spread: large /elaborate meal, feast, banquet; informal blowout, nosh.

Oxford Thesaurus

spread

spread verb 1 he fetched the map and spread it out on the table: lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out, shake out; straighten out, fan out; stretch out, extend; literary outspread. ANTONYMS fold up. 2 the spectacular landscape spread out below: extend, stretch, open out, be displayed, be exhibited, be on show; sprawl. 3 Harry gestured at the untidy papers spread all over his desk: scatter, strew, disperse; literary bestrew. 4 disaffection with his policies is spreading: grow, increase, escalate, advance, develop, broaden, expand, widen, proliferate, mushroom; Medicine metastasize. 5 Ballard started to spread rumours about him: disseminate, circulate, pass on, put about, communicate, diffuse, make public, make known, purvey, broadcast, publicize, propagate, promulgate; repeat; literary bruit about /abroad. ANTONYMS suppress. 6 she spread cold cream on her face: smear, daub, plaster, slather, lather, apply, put; smooth, rub. 7 a thick slice of bread liberally spread with butter: cover, coat, layer, daub, smother; butter. 8 a row of candles spread a brilliant pool of light: cast, diffuse, shed, radiate. ▶noun 1 the spread of learning: expansion, proliferation, extension, growth, mushrooming, increase, escalation, buildout, advance, advancement, development; dissemination, diffusion, transmission, propagation. 2 the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet: span, width, extent, stretch, reach. 3 the immense spread of the heavens: expanse, area, sweep, stretch. 4 papers on a wide spread of subjects: range, span, spectrum, sweep; variety. 5 N. Amer. a patchwork spread: bedspread, bedcover, cover, coverlet, throw, afghan; Brit. eiderdown; N. Amer. comforter; dated counterpane. 6 informal his mother laid on a huge spread: large /elaborate meal, feast, banquet, repast; informal blowout, nosh.

Duden Dictionary

Spread

Spread Substantiv, maskulin Börsenwesen , der |sprɛd |der Spread; Genitiv: des Spreads, Plural: die Spreads englisch spread, eigentlich = Ausbreitung, Verbreitung, zu: to spread = aus-, verbreiten 1 Differenz zwischen zwei Preisen oder Zinssätzen (z. B. zwischen An- und Verkaufskurs von Devisen )2 Aufschlag auf einen vereinbarten speziellen Zinssatz

Spreader

Sprea der Substantiv, maskulin Technik , der |ˈsprɛdɐ |der Spreader; Genitiv: des Spreaders, Plural: die Spreader englisch Tragrahmen für Container 1 1, 2 an Hebezeugen

Spreading

Sprea ding Substantiv, Neutrum Börsenwesen , das |ˈsprɛdɪŋ |das Spreading; Genitiv: des Spreading [s ] zu englisch to spread, Spread gleichzeitiger Kauf und Verkauf einer gleichen Anzahl von Optionen o. Ä. mit unterschiedlichen Basispreisen, um so z. B. auf einen fallenden oder steigenden Markt zu spekulieren und das Risiko eines Verlusts zu begrenzen

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spread

spread /spred / (! -ea-は /e /) 動詞～s /-dz /; ～; ～ing 他動詞 1 a. 〈人が〉【場所に】〈物〉を広げる, (一面に )並べる (out ) «on , over , across » ▸ spread rugs on the floor 床に敷物を広げる [敷く ]b. 〈手足など〉を大きく広げる, 〈鳥虫が〉〈翼羽〉を広げる (out )▸ spread one's arms out [wide ]両腕をいっぱいに広げる 2 a. 【場所に】〈病気感情など〉を蔓延（まんえん）[伝染 ]させる ; 〈問題影響など〉を広める , 拡大させる ; 〈炎ガス液体〉を広げる , 拡散させる «through , to , across » ▸ You can spread the virus to someone else in a day .そのウイルスは1日でほかの人にうつる可能性がある ▸ spread the gas across the city ガスを町じゅうにまく b. 〈うわさ知識など〉を広める , 吹聴（ふいちよう）する ; …を普及させる ▸ spread lies [rumors, gossip ]うそ [うわさ, ゴシップ ]を言い触らす ▸ spread a word about [that ] ……について […だと ]広める [連絡する ]c. 〖be ～〗【広い範囲に】分布する «across , over » .d. 〈種肥料など〉をまく .3 【パン壁などに】〈バター塗料など〉を塗る , つける «on , over » ; 【バター塗料などを】〈パン壁など〉につける «with » ▸ spread butter on toast ≒spread toast with butter トーストにバターを塗る 4 【期間時間にわたって】〈支払い授業など〉を行う , 引き延ばす (out ) «over » ▸ The payment will be spread over ten years .支払いは10年間にわたる予定だ 5 〈仕事責任など〉を分担する , 分散させる ; 〈財産など〉を分配する ▸ spread the load [burden ]仕事を分け合う 6 ｟古｠〈食卓〉に料理を並べる, 〈料理〉を食卓に並べる .自動詞 1 〈病気感情などが〉【場所に】蔓延する , 広がる , 〈問題影響が〉及ぶ , 拡大する «through , to , across » ; 〈うわさが〉 «…に » 広まる , 〈知識などが〉普及する , 伝わる «to , through , over » ; 〈人動植物が〉 «…に » 分布する «throughout , over » ▸ A large amount of radioactivity spread through the air worldwide .大量の放射能が大気を伝って世界中に広がった ▸ The cancer spread to his lungs .癌（がん）は彼の肺に転移した ▸ The fire spread to the neighboring house .火は隣家に延焼した ▸ Anti-American feelings spread across the country .反米感情が国中に広がった ▸ That story spread like wildfire .その話は瞬く間に広まった 2 〈バターなどが〉塗れる , 広がる, 伸びる ; 【バターなどを】塗る «with » ▸ spread well [evenly ]よく [むらなく ]塗れる ▸ spread thin (ly ) [thick (ly ), flat ]薄く [厚く, 平らに ]広がる 3 a. 〈雲野原などが〉【広い範囲を】覆う (out ) «across , over » ▸ Clouds spread all across the sky .雲が空をすっかり覆っていた ▸ a desert spreading for miles 数マイルにわたって広がっている砂漠 b. 〈手足翼などが〉大きく広げられる (out ).4 〈表情が〉【顔に】現れてくる «across , over » ▸ A smile spread over his face .彼の顔に笑みが浮かんだ be spr é ad (too ) th í n [th í nly ]〈金努力などが〉あまりにも多方面に分散されている .spr é ad one s è lf too th í n 手を広げすぎる, あまりにも多くのことをやろうとする .spr è ad ó ut 1 〈人動物車などが〉散らばる, 分散する, 広がる .2 ↑自動詞 3 .spr è ad A ó ut [ó ut A ]↑他動詞 1 , 4 .Spr é ad them ['em ]!｟くだけて｠両手を上げて脚を広げろ (!強盗などがボディチェックをする時; them ['em ]はyour arms and legs ) .名詞複～s /-dz /1 U (人の )増加 , 増大 ; (教育などの )普及 ▸ the spread of education [AIDS ]教育の普及 [エイズの蔓延 ]2 C (土地などの )広がり ▸ a wide spread of pastures 広々とした牧場 3 U 〖種類では可算 ; 通例修飾語を伴って〗パンに塗るもの ▸ cheese spread チーズスプレッド 4 C ｟くだけて｠(テーブル一面に広げた )ごちそう ▸ organize a great spread for our guest 客のためにすごいごちそうを準備する 5 C 〖a ～ of A 〗幅広い [さまざまな ]A 〈人考え興味など〉; (該当する )範囲 , 幅 ▸ a great spread of ideas きわめて多様な考え ▸ an acceptable spread of risk 許容できる範囲のリスク 6 C (新聞雑誌などの )全 [見開き ]ページ (の記事 [広告 ])▸ a double-page [center ] spread in The New York Times ニューヨークタイムズの見開き2ページ [ページ中央 ](の記事 [広告 ])7 C ベッドカバー .8 U 手 [翼 ]を大きく広げた時の幅 [範囲 ].9 C ｟米｠大農場 [牧場 ].10 C 〘商〙利ざや ; 上乗せ金利 .～̀ é agle 翼を広げたワシ〘米国の紋章〙.

spread-eagle

spr é ad- è agle 動詞他動詞 …を大の字に寝かせる [立たせる ]▸ lie spread-eagled on the beach ビーチで大の字になる自動詞大の字になって寝る [立つ ].形容詞翼を広げたワシのような ; ｟米くだけて｠愛国主義的な .

spreader

spr é ad er 名詞 C 1 散布機 .2 バターナイフ .3 広げる人 [物 ].

spreadsheet

spr é ad sh è et 名詞 C 〘コンピュ〙スプレッドシート, 表計算ソフト .