Look up: Expand

1. expand
   [v] - extend in one or more directions 2. [v] - make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity 3. [v] - become larger in size or volume or quantity
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2. expand
   to create from a typeface,either manually or mechanically,a new typeface in which each graphic character is broader,or wider,in proportion to its height than in the original,but is otherwise the same style Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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3. Expand
   Ex·pand' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Expanded ; present participle & verbal noun Expanding .] [ Latin expandere , expansum ; ex out + pandere
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4. Expand
   Ex·pand' intransitive verb To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy. Dryden.
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5. expand
   To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy. ... 1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. 'Then with expanded wings he steers ...
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6. expand
   verb extend in one or more directions; `The dough expands`
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7. Expand
   • (v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; t...
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8. Expand
   (Unix) `expand` is a program that converts tab characters into groups of space characters. It is available in Unix operating systems and many Unix-like operating systems. For example: $ echo -e "foo bar" | expand | xxd -g 1 -u 0000000: 66 6F 6F 20 20 20 20 20 62 61 72 0A foo bar. $...
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