Meaning of "scatter"

scatter •

v.
• • 1. to throw here and there, sprinkle: magsabog, isabog, sabugan, pasabugin
  • 2. to throw loosely about: magkalat, ikalat, kalatan
  • 3. to separate and drive off in different directions: bumulabog, bulabugin, papaghiwa-hiwalayin
  • 4. to separate and go in different directions: maghiwa-hiwalay, mabulabog

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explode

v.
• • 1. to blow up: pumutok
  • 2. to cause to explode: magpaputok, paputukin
  • 3. to burst and scatter: sumabog

spread

v.
• • 1. to stretch out, open out: umunat, iunat, magbuka, ibuka
  • 2. to extend, lie: maglatag, lumatag, ilatag, malatag, latagan
  • 3. to cover with a thin layer: magpahid, pahiran
  • 4. to put on in a thin layer: ipahid
  • 5. to scatter, distribute: magkalat, kumalat, ikalat, magpalaganap, lumaganap, palaganapin
  • 6. to move farther apart: magbuka, ibuka
  • 7. to set a table for a meal: maghanda ng mesa, ihanda ang mesa, maghain
  • 8. to spread oneself means to try to make a good impression: magpasikat
  • 9. to display ones abilities fully: magpakita (magpamalas) ng kakayahan
  • 10. to brag: maghambog, magmagaling
  • 11. to spread something in the sun to dry, e.g., rice, clothes, etc.: magbilad, ibilad

n.
• • 1. width: lapad
  • 2. extent: lawak, saklaw
  • 3. covering for a bed: kubrekama
  • 4. covering for a table: mantel
  • 5. something to spread on bread, etc.: pamahid
  • 6. food put on the table, a feast: hain, pagkaing nakahain, handa, bangkete

sprinkle

v.
• • 1. to scatter in drops or tiny bits: magsabog, sabugan, isabog, magkalat, kalatan, ikalat
  • 2. to spray or cover with small drops: magdilig, diligin, magwilig, wiligan, magwisik, wisikan
  • 3. to rain a little: umambon, umambun-ambon

n.
• • 1. a light rain: ambon
  • 2. spraying with water: wilig, pagwiwilig, dilig, pagdidilig, wisik, pagwiwisik

litter

n.
• • 1. little bits left about in disorder, things scattered about: kalat
  • 2. the young animals produced at one time: kamada

v.
• • to scatter things about, leave odds and ends lying about: magkalat, ikalat, kalatan

strew

v.
• • 1. to scatter, to sprinkle: magsabog, sabugan, isabog
  • 2. to cover or be covered with something scattered: magbudbod, budburan, ibudbod, magkalat, ikalat, kalatan

shed

n.
• • 1. a building used for shelter, storage, etc.: kamalig, bodega
  • 2. a granary, barn: kamalig
  • 3. a shed temporarily built: sibi, tangkil, habong, kubol
  • 4. a building for shelter: himpilan, istasyon

v.
• • 1. to cause to flow: magpadanak
  • 2. to pour, let fall: magbuhos, ibuhos
  • 3. to scatter abroad, give forth: magkalat, ikalat, kalatan, magsabog, isabog, sabugan, maglagas, malagas
  • 4. to shed tears: lumuha, maluha
  • 5. to molt, throw off: maghunos

budbod

v.
• • magbudbod, ibudbod (mag-:i-) to sprinkle, to scatter, to sow. Magbudbod ka ng palay sa manok. Scatter palay for the chickens.

sabog

v.
• • sumabog (-um-) to explode. Sumabog ang bomba. The bomb exploded. magsabog, isabog (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to strew, to scatter, to spill. Isabog mo ang mga butong ito sa hardin. Scatter the seeds in the garden.