scatter vs siphon

scatter

verb
  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. 

  • To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. 

  • Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks. 

  • To deflect (radiation or particles). 

  • To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. 

  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow. 

  • To be dispersed upon. 

noun
  • The act of scattering or dispersing. 

  • A collection of dispersed objects. 

siphon

verb
  • To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon. 

  • To steal or skim off money in small amounts; to embezzle. 

noun
  • A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another. 

  • A soda siphon. 

  • A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants. 

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