(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ things over an area, you throw or drop them so that they spread all over the area.
She tore the rose apart and ~ed the petals over the grave...
He began by ~ing seed and putting in plants.
VERB: V n prep/adv, V n
2.
If a group of people ~ or if you ~ them, they suddenly separate and move in different directions.
After dinner, everyone ~ed...
The cavalry ~ed them and chased them off the field.
VERB: V, V n
3.
see also ~ed , ~ing