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scatter
/ˈskætɚ/
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What does scatter mean?
verb
- To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- To deflect (radiation or particles).
More meanings (7)
verb
- To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
- To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
- To be dispersed upon.
- Of a pitcher: to spread out a high number of hits or walks between innings so as not to give up a high number of runs
- (slang) To leave.
noun
- The act of scattering or dispersing.
- A collection of dispersed objects.
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IPA pronunciation
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The field thus sown on the basement story, I ran lightly upstairs to scatter my mercies next over the drawing-room floor.
An Indian grazing ground is all rocks and scrub and tussocks and little ravines, among which the herds scatter and disappear.
More book examples (3)
Almighty Author and Lover of peace, scatter the nations that delight in war, which is above all plagues injurious to books.
Then they would leave Freckles to Wessner and scatter for safety, with more money than they had ever hoped for in their possession.
For instance, we used to gather up a peck or so of large, sharp-pointed burrs and scatter them in the rabbit’s furrow-like path.