What is the meaning of spread out?

verb

• Move outward.
  • usage: "The soldiers fanned out"
  • synonyms: diffuse, spread, fan out
• Set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series.
  • usage: "the houses were strung out in a long row"
  • synonyms: string out
• Strew or distribute over an area.
  • usage: "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
  • synonyms: spread, scatter
• Extend in one or more directions.
  • usage: "The dough expands"
  • synonyms: expand
• Turn outward.
  • usage: "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
  • synonyms: turn out, splay, rotate
• Move away from each other.
  • usage: "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
  • synonyms: disperse, dissipate, scatter
• Spread out or open from a closed or folded state.
  • usage: "open the map"; "spread your arms"
  • synonyms: unfold, spread, open