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# litter

«litter» in Mova's school dictionary: **rubbish like paper, cans and wrappers left lying on the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (litter, uncountable; a litter, litters); verb (litter, litters, littered, littering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Litter is rubbish like paper, cans and wrappers left lying on the ground in a public place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#m1)

2) A litter is a group of baby animals born to one mother at the same time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#m2)

3) Cat litter is the material in a tray that a cat uses as a toilet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#m3)

4) To litter is to drop rubbish on the ground, or to be spread untidily over a place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#m4)

5) A litter is a bed or chair carried on poles by people, used in the past to carry someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons on the environment, litter harms wildlife (animals get trapped or eat plastic) and makes places dirty; put rubbish in a bin or take it home. In science, mammals like cats, dogs and rabbits have litters. In pet care, change cat litter often and wash hands after. Phrases: drop litter, litter bin, litter picking, a litter of puppies, litter tray.

### examples

- Please don't drop litter in the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#x1)
- Our class went litter picking on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#x2)
- The dog had a litter of six puppies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#x3)
- Put your wrapper in the litter bin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#x4)
- Clean the cat's litter tray every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#x5)
- Toys littered the bedroom floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#x6)
- In the meantime the Princess Cabbage-Stalk had reached the palace, travelling in a litter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/#x7)

### note

"Litter" (rubbish) is uncountable: some litter, a lot of litter. "A litter" (babies) is countable. Dropping litter can bring a fine in many places. Pregnant women should not clean cat litter because of germs.

### In the corpora

- [Litter on beaches and in rivers can trap or choke wild animals.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/207-kindness-to-animals/7/)
- [Keep a snack wrapper in your pocket or bag until you find a bin, because litter harms animals and spoils places for everyone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/239-litter-and-caring-for-nature/9/)
- [You can pick up safe litter left by others with gloves or a litter picker; it helps nature and sets a good example.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/239-litter-and-caring-for-nature/10/)
- [Never release balloons outdoors, because they come down as litter that animals swallow or get tangled in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/239-litter-and-caring-for-nature/12/)
- [Plastic dropped as litter can last hundreds of years, so plastic bottles should go in the recycling.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/4-bottles-cans-and-recycling/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «litter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/litter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.