spread out

spread out
    v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {diffuse},
         {spread}, {spread out}, {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},
       {spread out}]
    3: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
       the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread},
       {scatter}, {spread out}]
    4: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:
       {expand}, {spread out}] [ant: {contract}, {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}, {spread out}, {rotate}]
    6: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
       children scattered in all directions when the teacher
       approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {scatter},
       {spread out}]
    7: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
       map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {unfold}, {spread}, {spread
       out}, {open}] [ant: {fold}, {fold up}, {turn up}]