1. (n.) A casting or throwing in all directions as from the hand in sowing; as, a news broadcast\.

2. (a.) Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.

3. (a.) Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.

4. (adv.) So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.

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