litter

²litter

verb

Definition of LITTER

transitive verb

1

: bed 1a

2

: to give birth to a litter of (young)

3

a : to strew with scattered articles b : to scatter about in disorder c : to lie about in disorder <their upside-down hats littered the top of the bar — Michael Chabon> d : to mark with objects scattered at random <a book littered with misprints>

intransitive verb

1

: to give birth to a litter

2

: to strew litter

Examples of LITTER

1. Paper and popcorn littered the streets after the parade.
2. a desk littered with old letters and bills
3. It is illegal to litter.
4. He had to pay a fine for littering.

First Known Use of LITTER

14th century

Rhymes with LITTER

bitter, fitter, flitter, fritter, glitter, hitter, jitter, knitter, slitter, spitter, titter, twitter