(idiomatic, intransitive) Become further apart. / (idiomatic, transitive) To place items further apart.

Far apart, not close to each other - far apart, extended over an expanse of space or time. / Covering a wide area of space or long period of time.

Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated. / (colloquial, humorous) Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic.

(transitive) To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread. / (intransitive) To put one's body in a spread eagle.

(finance) An options strategy or position involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and strike price but with different expiration dates.

(economics) Synonym of calendar spread

(poker) A poker game where bets and raises can be any amount between a specified minimum and a specified maximum.

(geology) The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift.

(finance) One of a variety of strategies involving two or more options (or options combined with a position in the underlying stock) that can potentially profit from a fall in the price of the underlying stock.

(finance) The difference in yields between inter-bank and U.S. Government loans.