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out·spread
(out-sprĕd′)tr. & intr.v. out·spread, out·spread·ing, out·spreads
To stretch or extend or to be stretched or extended.
n. (out′sprĕd′)
1. The act of spreading out.
2. Something spread out; an expanse.
adj.
Spread out; extended.
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outspread
vb, -spreads, -spreading or -spread
to spread out or cause to spread out
adj
1. spread or stretched out
2. scattered or diffused widely
n
a spreading out
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out•spread
(v. ˌaʊtˈsprɛd; n. ˈaʊtˌsprɛd)v. -spread, -spread•ing,
n. v.t., v.i.
1. to spread or stretch out; extend.
n. 2. the act of spreading out.
3. something that is spread out.
[1300–50]
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outspread
Past participle: outspread
Gerund: outspreading
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| Adj. | 1. | outspread - fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide" extended - fully extended or stretched forth; "an extended telescope"; "his extended legs reached almost across the small room"; "refused to accept the extended hand" |
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Translations
outspread
[ˈaʊtˈspred] ADJ [wings] → extendido, desplegado; [legs, feet] → extendidowith outspread arms → con los brazos abiertos
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[ˈaʊtˌsprɛd] adj (gen) → aperto/a; (wings) → spiegato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995