(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

The act of spreading. / Something that has been spread. / (cartomancy) A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading. / An expanse of land.

present participle of spread

The act by which something is spread.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spread

plural of spread

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of spread

plural of spreading

(idiomatic) The difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.

A position of the body involving full extension of the limbs with both fore- and hind-limbs spread wide, usually referring to humans or heraldic eagles.