n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : BED 1A
2 : to give birth to a litter of (young)
3 a : to strew with scattered articles b : to scatter about in disorder c : to lie about in disorder <their upside-down hats litter ed the top of the bar ― Michael Chabon> d : to mark with objects scattered at random <a book litter ed with misprints>
intransitive verb
1 : to give birth to a litter
2 : to strew litter