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]