scatter

About 3.48 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

   The crowd scattered in terror.

2. verb To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.

   Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.

3. verb To deflect (radiation or particles).
4. verb To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
5. verb To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.

   to scatter hopes or plans

6. verb To be dispersed upon.

   Desiccated stalks scattered the fields.

7. verb 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
8. verb To leave.

   When the police showed up, I scattered.

Similar words

disperse spread out spread strewing dissipate break up dispel dot sprinkle dust

Often followed by

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Word family

scattered scatterer scatterers scattering scatters