ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Outspread

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Outspread is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To spread out; expand; extend.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To spread out; expand; extend.

More Meanings

  1. Extended outward, as one's arms.

Example Sentences

She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again.
Brutes […] / Ruminate heedleſs of the ſcene outſpread / Beneath, beyond, and ſtretching far away / From inland regions to the diſtant main.

Word Forms

Synonyms for outspread

Depending on context, synonyms include extended, spread.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spread, extended, laid, forspread, splay, spredd.

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