strew
1. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) (Freq. 4)
- strew toys all over the carpet
• Syn:
straw
• Derivationally related forms:
strewing
• Hypernyms:
spread, distribute
• Hyponyms:
bestrew, litter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They strew papers over the floor
2. cover;
be dispersed over (Freq. 1)
- Dead bodies strewed the ground
• Hypernyms:
cover, spread over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They strew the floor with papers
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