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litter
A	noun
	1	bedding material, bedding, litter
			material used to provide a bed for animals
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚bedding material, bedding, litter
	2	litter
			conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚conveyance; transport ╚litter ╚stretcher ╚sedan; sedan chair ╚palanquin; palankeen ╚covered couch
	3	litter
			the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚biological group ╚animal group ╚litter
	4	litter
			rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚material; stuff ╚waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product ╚rubbish; trash; scrap ╚litter
B	verb
	1	litter
			give birth to a litter of animals
		Category Tree: make; create ╚produce; bring forth ╚give birth; deliver; bear; birth; have ╚litter ╚calve; have young ╚fawn ╚farrow; pig ╚whelp; pup ╚cub
	2	litter
			make a place messy by strewing garbage around
		Category Tree: spread; distribute ╚strew; straw ╚litter
	3	litter
			strew; "Cigar butts littered the ground"
		Category Tree: be ╚litter