spread out (
http://definr.com/spread out)
v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn:
diffuse,
spread,
fan out]
2: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series, as of
houses in a long row [syn:
string out]
3: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn:
spread,
scatter]
4: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:
expand]
5: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes" [syn: {turn
out},
splay]
6: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
children scattered in all directions when the teacher
approached"; [syn:
disperse,
dissipate,
scatter]
7: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
map"; "spread your arms" [syn:
unfold,
spread,
open]
[ant:
fold]