spread out


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]