scatter🔊

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

To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.

(physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).

To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.

To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.

To be dispersed upon.

(baseball) Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.

(US) To leave.

The act of scattering or dispersing.

A collection of dispersed objects.