OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3390

spread

/spɹɛd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
propagación
The act of spreading.
No flower hath that kind of spread that the woodbine hath.
alimento untable • untadura • unto • untura
Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams.
Ferd liked to experiment with sandwich spreads ― the one he liked most was cream-cheese, olives, anchovy and avocado, mashed up with a little mayonnaise ― but Oscar always had the…
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 3389

spread

/spɹɛd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
extender
To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
He spread his newspaper on the table.
dispersar
To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.
I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.
difundir • diseminar • divulgar • esparcir • pregonar
To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.
The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.
esparcir • untar
To smear, to distribute in a thin layer.
She liked to spread butter on her toast while it was still hot.
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