spread out

verbs

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