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 Definitions of Scatter  [ˈskæt ər]  

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Definition of 'Scatter' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) scatter
to throw loosely about:
to scatter seeds.

2.  scatter
to cause to disperse:
to scatter a crowd.

3.  scatter
to diffuse or deflect (a wave or beam of radiation) by collision with particles of the medium it traverses.

4. (v.i.) scatter
to separate and disperse.

5. (n.) scatter
the act of scattering.

6.  scatter
something that is scattered.

Etymology:  (1125–75; ME scateren; cf. MD, D schateren to burst out laughing)

Definition of 'Scatter' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) scatter, spread
a haphazard distribution in all directions

2. (verb) scatter, scattering, strewing
the act of scattering

3. (verb) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

4. (verb) disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

5. (verb) scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

6. (verb) scatter
sow by scattering
"scatter seeds"

7. (verb) break up, disperse, scatter
cause to separate
"break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

8. (verb) spread, scatter, spread out
strew or distribute over an area
"He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"


Definition of 'Scatter' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) scatter
to throw or spread many similar things around an area
She scattered the seeds around the flower bed.

2.  scatter
to cause people or things in a group to move in many directions, or to move in this way
The crowd scattered.; A single shot scattered the herd.


Definition of 'Scatter' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) Scatter
to strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order

2. (verb) Scatter
to cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse

3. (verb) Scatter
hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like

4. (verb) Scatter
to be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm


Translation of 'Scatter' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to (make) go or rush in different directions
The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: uitmekaarspat Arabic flag Arabic: يَنتَشِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пръскам (се)
Brazilian flag Brazilian: espalhar(-se) Czech flag Czech: rozptýlit (se) German flag German: zerstreuen
Danish flag Danish: sprede; sprede sig Greek flag Greek: σκορπίζω Spanish flag Spanish: dispersar(se)
Estonian flag Estonian: laiali ajama, hajuma Farsi flag Farsi: متفرق شدن Finnish flag Finnish: hajottaa
French flag French: (se) disperser Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהִתפַּזֵר Hindi flag Hindi: तितर-बितर करना
Croatian flag Croatian: rastjerati Hungarian flag Hungarian: (szét)szór; szétoszlik Indonesian flag Indonesian: membubarkan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: tvístra; dreifa Italian flag Italian: disperdere, disperdersi Japanese flag Japanese: 散らばる
Korean flag Korean: 쫓아버리다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išblaškyti/pabirti į visa Latvian flag Latvian: izklīst (uz visām pusēm);
Malay flag Malay: bertempiaran Dutch flag Dutch: uiteenjagen, uiteengaan Norwegian flag Norwegian: spre (seg)
Polish flag Polish: rozproszyć (się) Persian flag Persian: متفرق شدن Pashto flag Pashto: پاشل، تيتول، شيندل، خپرول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: espalhar(-se) Romanian flag Romanian: a (se) risipi, a (se) dis Russian flag Russian: разгонять, рассеивать(ся)
Slovak flag Slovak: rozptýliť (sa), rozpŕchnu Slovenian flag Slovenian: razgnati, razbežati se Serbian flag Serbian: rasterati
Swedish flag Swedish: skingra[s] Thai flag Thai: กระจัดกระจาย Turkish flag Turkish: rastgele dağıtmak/dağılma
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (使)散開,驅散 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розбігатися, кидатися вро Urdu flag Urdu: بکھیر دینا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: làm cho chạy tán loạn Chinese flag Chinese: 使消散,驱散,散开

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