2 entries under this word

Overspread

Ō′ver-sprēad′, v. t.

verbtransitive

(ō′ver-sprĕd′), v. t. [imp. & p. p. OVERSPREAD; p. pr. & vb. n. OVERSPREADING.]

  1. To spread over; to cover over; as, the deluge overspread the earth.
  2. To scatter over.

Ō′ver-spread′, v. i.

verbintransitive

(ō′ver-sprēd′), v. i. To be spread or scattered over.