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1.nounThe act of spreading.
2.nounSomething that has been spread.
3.nounA layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.
4.nounAn expanse of land.
5.nounA large tract of land used to raise livestock; a cattle ranch.
6.nounA piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).
7.nounA large meal, especially one laid out on a table.
8.noun(bread, etc.) Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams.
9.nounFood improvised by inmates from various ingredients to relieve the tedium of prison food.
10.nounAn item in a newspaper or magazine that occupies more than one column or page.
11.nounTwo facing pages in a book, newspaper etc.
12.nounA numerical difference.
13.nounThe difference between the wholesale and retail prices.
14.nounThe difference between the price of a futures month and the price of another month of the same commodity.
15.nounThe purchase of a futures contract of one delivery month against the sale of another futures delivery month of the same commodity.
16.nounThe purchase of one delivery month of one commodity against the sale of that same delivery month of a different commodity.
17.nounAn arbitrage transaction of the same commodity in two markets, executed to take advantage of a profit from price discrepancies.
18.nounThe difference between bidding and asking price.
19.nounThe difference between the prices of two similar items.
20.nounAn unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.
21.nounThe surface in proportion to the depth of a cut gemstone.
22.verbTo stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space."He spread his newspaper on the table."
23.verbTo extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions."I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home."
24.verbTo disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area."I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor."
25.verbTo proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.
26.verbTo disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present."The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country."
27.verbTo take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended."I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor."
28.verbTo smear, to distribute in a thin layer."She liked to spread butter on her toast while it was still hot."
29.verbTo cover (something) with a thin layer of some substance, as of butter."He always spreads his toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam."
30.verbTo prepare; to set and furnish with provisions."to spread a table"
31.verbTo open one’s legs, especially for sexual favours.