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• spread — ► VERB (past and past part. spread) 1) open out so as to increase in surface area, width, or length. 2) stretch out (limbs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart. 3) extend or distribute over a wide area or a specified period of… …   English terms dictionary

• panic — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blind, complete, mad (esp. BrE), pure, sheer, total, utter ▪ mild, minor (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• panic — I UK [ˈpænɪk] / US noun Word forms panic : singular panic plural panics ** 1) [singular/uncountable] a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly sheer/blind panic: She felt a moment of sheer panic.… …   English dictionary

• panic — I n. 1) to cause, create; spread panic 2) to feel panic at (they felt panic at the thought of leaving their family) 3) to avert, prevent panic 4) panic spreads; subsides 5) in a panic over II v. (D; intr.) to panic at (to panic at the outbreak of …   Combinatory dictionary

• panic — pan|ic1 [ pænık ] noun ** 1. ) singular or uncount a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly: sheer/blind panic: She felt a moment of sheer panic. panic spreads: Panic spread quickly through the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spread — I. verb (spread; spreading) Etymology: Middle English spreden, from Old English sprǣdan; akin to Old High German spreiten to spread Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to open or expand over a larger area < spread out the map > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• panic — [ˈpænɪk] noun I 1) [singular/U] a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly Panic spread quickly through the city.[/ex] People are fleeing the area in panic.[/ex] She gets in a panic whenever she has… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Panic of 1907 — A swarm gathers on Wall Street during the bank panic in October 1907. Federal Hall, with its statue of George Washington, is seen on the right. The Panic of 1907, also known as the 1907 Bankers Panic, was a financial crisis that occurred in the… …   Wikipedia

• Panic of 1847 — The Panic of 1847 was started as a collapse of British financial markets associated with the end of the 1840s railway industry boom. As a means of stabilizing the British economy the ministry of Robert Peel passed the Bank Charter Act of 1844.[1] …   Wikipedia

• spread — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 increase in amount or number of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, great, wide ▪ rapid ▪ gradual, slow ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Panic of 1857 — Bank run on the Seamen s Savings Bank during the panic of 1857 The Panic of 1857 was a financial panic in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over expansion of the domestic economy. Indeed, because of the… …   Wikipedia