Meanings
- 1spread; runFor something to get wet and the liquid part to spread.
- 2spread; become widely affectedFor a disease, fire, war, etc., to spread farther and farther.
- 3spreadFor a speech, sound, etc., to spread widely among many people.
- 4be spread; be diffusedFor light, a thought, mood, smell, etc., to appear and spread widely in the background.
- 5spreadFor a practice, trend, complaint, doubt, etc., to spread more and more in society.