expand-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: extend, enlarge, increase or spread something

Commentary: Includes: EXPAND ON

Examples:
The dough will expand when you let it sit in a warm place.
He needed more capital to expand his business.
Hubble's Law supports the theory that the universe is expanding.
We'd like to expand our living room by extending the back of the house.
Many new jobs were created and ventures funded when the economy was expanding.
The charges against him were expanded to include conspiracy.
American culture has expanded around the world through movies and
television.
She expanded on the themes of free trade and globalization.
You need to expand your analysis in chapter two.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: Cause_expansion,Expansion
PropBank: expand.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7