if people in a group spread out, they move away from one another so that they cover a large area
same as spread
to cover a large area of land that you can see in front of you
to put people in many parts of a large area
to separate things that were together and put them separately on a surface
Greenfield was in the bar, sitting at a table with Julius, a triple A road map spread out between them.
He nodded, staring into the newsprint spread out on the table.
He spread out his toes in the soft sand and wiggled them.
Let’s spread out more and search the whole field.
She gazed at the sprawling city spread out below her.
She lay with her arms spread out, trying to encompass her new world.
Spread out the map so we can all see it.
The peacekeeping forces are now spread out over most of the country.
The students felt the course would be better if it was spread out over two years instead of one.
We spread our papers out on the table.
spreads out
spreading out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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