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say it: spred
spread is a noun, verb and adjective meaning "process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space". It carries 23 recorded senses.
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
a haphazard distribution in all directions
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
two facing pages of a book or other publication
the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
“she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread”
decorative cover for a bed
act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
distribute or disperse widely
“The invaders spread their language all over the country”
spread across or over
“A big oil spot spread across the water”
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
“open the map”
“spread your arms”
cause to become widely known
“spread information”
“circulate a rumor”
“broadcast the news”
strew or distribute over an area
“He spread fertilizer over the lawn”
“scatter cards across the table”
distribute over a surface in a layer
“spread cheese on a piece of bread”
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
“has ties with many widely dispersed friends”
“eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe”
prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
“a table spread with food”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for spread come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.