spread out in WordNet English dictionary

1. move outward
   "The soldiers fanned out"
   diffuse  spread  spread out  fan out 
   
2. move away from each other
   "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
   disperse  dissipate  scatter  spread out 
   
3. extend in one or more directions
   "The dough expands"
   expand  spread out 
   
4. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
   "open the map"; "spread your arms"
   unfold  spread  spread out  open 
   
5. turn outward
   "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
   turn out  splay  spread out  rotate 
   
6. strew or distribute over an area
   "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
   spread  scatter  spread out 
   
7. set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
   "the houses were strung out in a long row"
   string out  spread out 
   

spread out in English Wiktionary