English to English verb
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move outward | | Example: The soldiers fanned out
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2 |
set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series | | Example: the houses were strung out in a long row
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3 |
strew or distribute over an area | | Example: He spread fertilizer over the lawn scatter cards across the table
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4 |
extend in one or more directions | | Example: The dough expands
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5 |
turn outward | | Example: These birds can splay out their toes ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
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6 |
move away from each other | | Example: The crowds dispersed The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
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7 |
spread out or open from a closed or folded state | | Example: open the map spread your arms
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