spread

He spread his newspaper on the table.

I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.

I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.

Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.

The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.

I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor.

She liked to spread butter on her toast while it was still hot.

He always spreads his toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam.

to spread a table

This often sounds like the rap of a demented DJ: the way she moves has got to be good news, can't get loose till I feel the juice— suck and spread, bitch, yeah bounce for me baby.