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The definition of litter

11 Definitions of: litter

    1. noun, a) small refuse or waste materials carelessly dropped, esp in public places b) (as modifier)
    2. noun, a disordered or untidy condition or a collection of objects in this condition
    3. noun, a group of offspring produced at one birth by a mammal such as a sow
    4. noun, a layer of partly decomposed leaves, twigs, etc, on the ground in a wood or forest
    5. noun, straw, hay, or similar material used as bedding, protection, etc, by animals or plants
    6. noun, See cat litter
    7. noun, a means of conveying people, esp sick or wounded people, consisting of a light bed or seat held between parallel sticks
    8. verb, to make (a place) untidy by strewing (refuse)
    9. verb, to scatter (objects, etc) about or (of objects) to lie around or upon (anything) in an untidy fashion
    10. verb, (of pigs, cats, etc) to give birth to (offspring)
    11. verb, to provide (an animal or plant) with straw or hay for bedding, protection, etc
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Synonyms: family, refuse, untidy, rubbish, waste, fragment, junk, debris, shred, garbage (chiefly U.S.) And more...
 

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