- set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
- the houses were strung out in a long row
Synonym: string out
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- open the map
- spread your arms
Synonym: unfoldspreadopen
- move away from each other
- The crowds dispersed
- The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
Synonym: dispersedissipatescatter
- turn outward
- These birds can splay out their toes
- ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
Synonym: turn outsplayrotate
- move outward
- The soldiers fanned out
Synonym: diffusespreadfan out
- extend in one or more directions
- The dough expands
Synonym: expand
- strew or distribute over an area
- He spread fertilizer over the lawn
- scatter cards across the table
Synonym: spreadscatter