<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish</li><li>a condition of disorder or untidiness: We were appalled at the litter of the room</li><li>a number of young brought forth by a multiparous animal at one birth: a litter of six kittens</li><li>a framework of cloth stretched between two parallel bars, for the transportation of a sick or wounded person; stretcher</li><li>a vehicle carried by people or animals, consisting of a bed or couch, often covered and curtained, suspended between shafts</li><li>straw, hay, or the like, used as bedding for animals or as protection for plants</li><li>the layer of slightly decomposed organic material on the surface of the floor of the forest</li><li>cat litter</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to strew (a place) with scattered objects, rubbish, etc.: to be fined for littering the sidewalk</li><li>to scatter (objects) in disorder: They littered their toys from one end of the playroom to the other</li><li>to be strewn about (a place) in disorder (often followed by up): Bits of paper littered the floor</li><li>to give birth to (young), as a multiparous animal</li><li>to supply (an animal) with litter for a bed</li><li>to use (straw, hay, etc.) for litter</li><li>to cover (a floor or other area) with straw, hay, etc., for litter</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to give birth to a litter: The cat had littered in the closet</li><li>to strew objects about: If you litter, you may be fined</li></ul>