What does SPREAD mean?

verb

1. distribute or disperse widely“The invaders spread their language all over the country”
2. become distributed or widespread“the infection spread”
3. spread across or over“A big oil spot spread across the water”
4. spread out or open from a closed or folded state“open the map”
5. cause to become widely known“spread information”
6. become widely known and passed on“the rumor spread”
7. strew or distribute over an area“He spread fertilizer over the lawn”
8. move outward“The soldiers fanned out”