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litter
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10 definitions • 8 examples
1
small
pieces
of
rubbish
that have been left
lying
on the
ground
in
public
places
:
Examples:
About two
percent
of fast-food
packaging
ends
up as litter.
2
a
group
of
animals
that are
born
at the same time and have the same mother:
Examples:
a litter of
kittens
3
dried
grass
or
plant
stems used by
animals
as a
bed
4
a
substance
that is put in a
container
to be used as a
toilet
by
pets
:
Examples:
cat
/
pet
litter
5
to
spread
across
an
area
or place untidily:
Examples:
The
park
was
littered
with
bottles
and
cans
after the
concert
.
Dirty
clothes
littered
the
floor
of her
bedroom
.
6
A place,
document
, or other
object
that is
littered
with something has or
contains
a lot of that thing:
Examples:
The
newspaper
has a
reputation
for being
littered
with
spelling
mistakes
.
7
to
drop
rubbish
on the
ground
in a
public
place:
Examples:
People who litter
often
have no
pride
in the
area
.
8
pieces
of
paper
and other
small
objects
that have been
thrown
out and are left on the
ground
in
public
places
9
a
group
of
animals
born
at the same time and having the same mother
10
to
throw
pieces
of
paper
and other
small
objects
on the
ground
in
public
places
:
Examples:
The
park
was
littered
with
bottles
and
soda
cans
after the
concert
.
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