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strew

strew [ stroo ] (past strewed, past participle strewn [ stroon ] or strewed, present participle strew·ing, 3rd person present singular strews)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb scatter something: to scatter something, especially carelessly or untidily
Clothes were strewn all over the floor.

2. transitive and intransitive verb spread things over area: to cover an area with loosely or carelessly scattered objects or material
The retreating army strewed the area with landmines.
a rock-strewn path

[ Old English strewian< Indo-European]

strew·er noun
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