To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
The crowd scattered in terror.
To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.
To deflect (radiation or particles).
To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
to scatter hopes or plans
To be dispersed upon.
Desiccated stalks scattered the fields.
Seemingly randomly distributed.
(of clouds) covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
(of precipitation) affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.