verb

 

to arrange something so that it covers a large area

He spread the cards out on the table.

 

time to arrange for something to happen over a period of time and not at once

The payments will be spread over two years.

 

increase to increase, or move to cover a larger area or affect a larger number of people

The smoke soon spread into all the rooms in the house.

 

surface to move a soft substance across a surface so that it covers it

What I really like is hot buttered toast spread with strawberry jam.

 

information If information spreads or if someone spreads it, it is communicated from one person to another.

News of his death spread quickly.

 

noun

 

movement when something moves to cover a larger area or affect a larger number of people

They are looking for ways to slow down the spread of the disease.

 

food a soft food which you put on bread

The children love cheese spread in their sandwiches.

 

newspaper an article which covers one or more pages of a newspaper or magazine

a double-page spread