distribute

distribute (something) over (something)

To apply something to something else somewhat evenly over an entire area. You need to distribute stain remover over the entire discolored area to have any hope of cleaning it.
See also: distribute, over

distribute (something) to (someone)

To pass something out, usually to each person in a group. I'll have the volunteers distribute pamphlets to the audience before I begin my lecture.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

distribute something over something

to spread something over something or over an area. Distribute the icing over the entire cake. Walter distributed the sand over the icy spots.
See also: distribute, over

distribute something to someone

to give out something to someone. Can you distribute this clothing to the needy people who live around here? I will distribute the ice cream to the party guests.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • distribute (something) over (something)
  • distribute over
  • the length and breadth of
  • the length and breadth of (something)
  • the length and breadth of something
  • keep within
  • keep within (something or some place)
  • stake out
  • stake someone/something out
  • in (one's) neck of the woods
References in periodicals archive
Twade further said if someone wants to distribute the Quran or the Bible, the government will facilitate them as well.
Now, the government has decided to distribute 200,000 laptops in the last year of its tenure to complete the target of 500,000 laptops in four years.
Dodong Bertulfo, BCJ assistant commander, distributes 100 kilos of shabu in Visayas and has his own bodega or storage facility.
Parent will distribute all of its stock of Controlled to its shareholder.
Netregistry said it will be assisting with resources and solutions to all Distribute.IT customers in distress following the extremely unfortunate recent hacking attack.
Esteban Arciga Jr., 21, of Springfield, charged with knowingly conspiring to possess and distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture of meth.
Sam Di-Giacomo, director of Cottman Australia and Advance Healthcare, said: "We currently do not distribute generic versions of the five chemotherapy drugs so our Genepharm collaboration is a big positive for both businesses.
It publishes and distributes some of the most popular novels of this genre, including The Coldest Winter Ever and Zane's novels and those from her Strebor imprint.
PeerDirect Distributed Enterprise accomplishes this with a core technology that replicates, distributes and synchronizes data and application components across multiple locations, giving customers more responsive and reliable applications with less dependency on network connectivity to a central data center.
There's no doubt that a firm can distribute tangible property to its shareholders as a dividend, whether it liquidates or not.
The Vision Channel uses an advanced video messaging, scheduling and graphics creation system to instantly distribute corporate news and information to Sprint/UTF locations over a network of TVs and PC monitors using existing LANs.
"The general trend in industrial control over the past decade, as hardware became better and cheaper, has been to distribute control or I/O.
By 1992, Mathur hopes to distribute up to five million trees per year.
Not only do drinkers here enjoy fine wine, they care about the love and tradition that go into the bottles we distribute. Banville's portfolio strategically fits with our mission to provide top-notch wines with a rich family history."
If the partnership were to dissolve and distribute its assets, there would be no ownership-shift effect with respect to each such individual, because Sec.