spread in WordNet English dictionary

1. a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
   "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"
   banquet  feast  spread 
   
2. decorative cover for a bed
   bedspread  bedcover  bed cover  bed covering  counterpane  spread 
   
3. farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
   ranch  spread  cattle ranch  cattle farm 
   
4. two facing pages of a book or other publication
   spread  spread head  spreadhead  facing pages 
   
5. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
   "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
   gap  spread 
   
6. a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
   spread  paste 
   
7. a haphazard distribution in all directions
   scatter  spread 
   
8. act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
   spread  spreading 
   
9. the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
   "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"
   spread 
   
10. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    spread  spreading 
    

1. cause to become widely known
   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
   circulate  circularize  circularise  distribute  disseminate  propagate  broadcast  spread  diffuse  disperse  pass around 
   
2. become widely known and passed on
   "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
   go around  spread  circulate 
   
3. move outward
   "The soldiers fanned out"
   diffuse  spread  spread out  fan out 
   
4. distribute or disperse widely
   "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
   spread  distribute 
   
5. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
   "open the map"; "spread your arms"
   unfold  spread  spread out  open 
   
6. spread across or over
   "A big oil spot spread across the water"
   spread  overspread 
   
7. become distributed or widespread
   "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
   spread  propagate 
   
8. strew or distribute over an area
   "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
   spread  scatter  spread out 
   
9. cover by spreading something over
   "spread the bread with cheese"
   spread 
   
10. distribute over a surface in a layer
    "spread cheese on a piece of bread"
    spread 
    

1. distributed or spread over a considerable extent
   "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"
   dispersed  spread 
   
2. fully extended in width
   "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide"
   outspread  spread 
   
3. prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
   "a table spread with food"
   spread