verb#4,963 by frequency
scatter
/ˈskætə/
To separate and go in different directions; to disperse; To distribute loosely as by sprinkling
- he/she/it
- scatters
- past participle
- scattered
Meanings
- 1
To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse
The sudden noise scattered the birds.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
They were scattered in all directions.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To distribute loosely as by sprinkling
- 3
To deflect (radiation or particles)rare
- 4
To occur or fall at widely spaced intervalsrare
- 5
To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrowrare
- 6
To be dispersed uponrare
- 7
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 runsrare
- 8
To leaverare