Definition of scatter-gun:
(v) :
(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
(v) :
(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
(n) :
The act of scattering or dispersing.
(n) :
A collection of dispersed objects.
(v) :
(transitive) To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
(v) :
(intransitive) To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.