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To scatter or sprinkle, typically over a wide area
“Add the rice cake pieces, scatter the icing sugar on top of them, and let them caramelize over a medium heat.”
To diffuse or radiate over an area
“Bombardment with high-energy radiation excites the molecules, which scatter light throughout the surrounding space.”
To throw things, especially over a wide area
“Students discuss the oppression endured by workers while they scatter their rubbish around for the unfortunate cleaners.”
To (cause to) separate and go in different directions
“When the afternoon grew torrid, the crowd would scatter and shelter themselves.”
To flee, especially by scattering in different directions
“At my Minnesota bird feeder, the smaller birds would scatter when a bluejay flew in.”
To pour from, or as from, a container, especially by accident
To cause disorder or confusion in
To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose
To drive away or cause to disperse
To place into the ground or soil to grow
To move continuously or freely through a space, area or population
To cause to retreat in disorder
(usually "thin out") To make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
To eject forcibly and in a stream
To completely destroy or devastate
To separate or force apart
To eliminate from view or from being physically present
To bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on
To be scattered about in a messy way
To knock someone or something down or over
To move or travel very quickly
A small amount or number
“I remember the lecture room being half-empty with just a scatter of listeners in the front rows.”
An untidy collection of things lying about
Act of spreading, disseminating, or scattering widely
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