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Meaning of scatter

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  scatter
      n 1: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: {scatter},
           {spread}]
      2: the act of scattering [syn: {scatter}, {scattering},
         {strewing}]
      v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
           waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse},
           {dissipate}, {dispel}, {break up}, {scatter}]
      2: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
         children scattered in all directions when the teacher
         approached"; [syn: {disperse}, {dissipate}, {scatter},
         {spread out}]
      3: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
         [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}]
      4: sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
      5: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
         particles" [syn: {break up}, {disperse}, {scatter}]
      6: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
         the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: {spread},
         {scatter}, {spread out}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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