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scatter

To scatter is to spread something around in different directions or different places. (verb)

  1. When you come into a room and throw your jacket on one chair and your bag in the hall, this is an example of a time when you scatter your belongings around.
  2. When people come to a party together and then go off in different directions when they get there, this is an example of a time when they scatter around the room.

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