littering
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English
Definitions
verb
- To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).“By tossing the bottle out the window, he was littering.”
- To scatter carelessly about.
- To strew (a place) with scattered articles.
- To give birth to, used of animals.
noun
- The dropping of litter.
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beddingbedding materialgarbagejunktrashrubbishrefusespamfly-tippingflytippingtrashingspillmisdropdilapidationspillagewastage