- 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