outspread s fully extended in width outspread wings Usage(s) Characteristically, he has authorized only one photograph for publicationa head shot, with his outspread hand masking his face. The ad was a classic of the late '50s: a child runs across a suburban lawn, arms outspread, beaming broadly and shouting, "Look, Mom--no cavities!". A central angelic figure, bearing laurel wreaths, stands waiting with wings and arms outspread. Synonym(s) spread