Main Entry:

²litter

Function:

verb

Date:

14th century

transitive verb

1: bed 1a2: 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 verb1: to give birth to a litter2: to strew litter