How to use spread in a sentence. In sporting news' week 12 picks against the spread, chicago keeps rolling to slow pittsburgh's roll, while kansas city gets desperate vs Indianapolis and philadelphia avoids a rivalry trap in dallas. To draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed byout ). See examples of spread used in a sentence. To cover or reach a wider or increasing area, or to make something do this
When something is spread, it's stretched or extended as far as it can go It's a beautiful sight to see a bald eagle spread its wings and fly. The land masses spread until there was an ocean between them The spread of a financial instrument is the difference between the selling price and the purchase price. [~ + object] spread the blanket under the tree [no object] the blanket will spread far enough for both of us to sit on it.
To arrange for something to happen over… Disseminate, propagate, circulate, broadcast, transmit, impart, dispense, diffuse Hold (in), hide, conceal, obscure, veil, secrete, mask, contain
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