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out·spread
[v. out-spred; adj. out-spred; n. out-spred] verb, out·spread, out·spread·ing, adjective, noun verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to spread out; extend: an eagle outspreading its wings.
adjective
2.
spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
3.
diffused abroad; widely disseminated: The outspread news had traveled quickly.
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Outspread
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noun
4.
the act of spreading out; expansion: the rapid outspread of the early American colonists.
5.
something that is spread out; an expanse: a vast outspread of rich farmland.
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| outspread | |
| —vb , -spreads, -spreading, -spread | |
| 1. | to spread out or cause to spread out |
| —adj | |
| 2. | spread or stretched out |
| 3. | scattered or diffused widely |
| —n | |
| 4. | a spreading out |
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