litre
litre

litter


Definition: Meaning of, litter in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlɪtə /

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litter litters
  1. waste [uncountable] waste paper, cans etc that people have thrown away and left on the ground in a public place [=  rubbish, trash, garbage]
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  2. baby animals [countable] a group of baby animals that a mother gives birth to at the same time
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  3. for cat's toilet [uncountable] small grains of a dry substance that is put in a container that a cat uses as a toilet indoors
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  4. forest [uncountable] leaf litter dead leaves and other decaying plants on the ground in a forest
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  5. a litter of something literary a group of things that look very untidy
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  6. for animal's bed [uncountable] a substance such as STRAW that a farm animal sleeps on
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  7. bed [countable] a chair or bed for carrying important people, used in past times
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
litter littered littered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
littering litters
  1. also litter up [transitive] if things litter an area, there are a lot of them in that place, scattered in an untidy way
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  2. be littered with something if something is littered with things, there are a lot of those things in it [=  be full of something]
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] to leave waste paper, cans etc on the ground in a public place
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  4. [intransitive] technical if an animal such as a dog or cat litters, it gives birth to babies
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litter used in phrases

  • Kitty Litter (noun)
    1. granulated clay; placed in a container where it absorbs the waste products of a cat or dog
  • cat litter (noun)
    1. a substance like small grey stones that people put in boxes for cats that live indoors, and which the cats use as a toilet
  • litter basket (noun)
    1. usually in or outside a public building bin into which the public can put rubbish
  • litter bin (noun)
    1. a container in a public place, for things people throw away, such as papers or cans [=  trash can AmE , garbage can AmE] [=  rubbish bin, waste bin]
  • litter lout (noun)
    1. a person who litters public places with refuse
  • litter-bearer (noun)
    1. one who helps carry a stretcher
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