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• spread — 01. The fire [spread] quickly from building to building due to the dry, windy weather. 02. The doctor warned her not to scratch the rash on her arm or it could [spread] to other parts of her body. 03. We [spread] our wet clothes on the hot rocks… …   Grammatical examples in English

• spread — spread1 W2S2 [spred] v past tense and past participle spread ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(affect more people/places)¦ 2¦(information/ideas)¦ 3¦(open/arrange)¦ 4¦(throughout an area)¦ 5¦(soft substance)¦ 6¦(arms/fingers etc)¦ 7¦(over time)¦ 8¦(share)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spread — 1 /spred/ verb past tense and past participle spread 1 OPEN OR ARRANGE also spread sth out (T) to open something so that it covers a bigger area, or arrange a group of things, so that they cover a flat surface: spread sth on: Let s spread the map …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spread — spread1 [ spred ] (past tense and past participle spread) verb *** ▸ 1 affect larger area ▸ 2 disease affects many ▸ 3 cover surface with something ▸ 4 divide/reduce something ▸ 5 be present in wide area ▸ 6 give information to many ▸ 7 move… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spread — I UK [spred] / US verb Word forms spread : present tense I/you/we/they spread he/she/it spreads present participle spreading past tense spread past participle spread *** 1) a) [intransitive] to gradually affect or cover a larger area UN leaders… …   English dictionary

• Fire sprinkler system — A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection measure, consisting of a water supply, providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, onto which fire sprinklers are connected. Although historically only used… …   Wikipedia

• Fire classes — Comparison of fire classes American European Australian/Asian Fuel/Heat source Class A Class A Class A Ordinary combustibles Class B Class B Class B Flammable liquids Class C Class C Flammable gases Class C UNCLASSIFIED Class E …   Wikipedia

• Fire triangle — The fire triangle or combustion triangle is a simple model, from the science of firefighting, for understanding the ingredients necessary for most fires. It has largely been replaced in the industry by the fire tetrahedron, which provides a more… …   Wikipedia

• Great Fire of London — This article is about the Great Fire of 1666. For other great fires in London, see Early fires of London or Second Great Fire of London . The Great Fire of London, a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of London from Sunday,… …   Wikipedia

• Great Atlanta fire of 1917 — The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on Monday, May 21 and was finally extinguished by 10 PM. Destroyed were 300 acres (much of the Fourth Ward), including nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, and 10,000 people were… …   Wikipedia

• Beijing Television Cultural Center fire — The 44 story TVCC building in flames (right); the CCTV Headquarters (left) Other names TVCC fire Participants …   Wikipedia